How are tech advances helping to keep us healthier? "Before, you were at the mercy of what your provider told you," UCSF School of Nursing's Linda Park says. "You’d take a prescription and do your best. But digital health puts so much power in patients’ hands. The benefit really happens when people want to implement healthy behaviors, whether physical activity, medication adherence, or something else." https://ucsfh.org/3XSL23p
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UCSF Health is an integrated health care network encompassing several entities, including UCSF Medical Center, one of the nation’s top 10 hospitals according to U.S. News & World Report, and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, with campuses in Oakland and San Francisco. We are recognized throughout the world for our innovative patient care, advanced technology and pioneering research. For more than a century, we have offered the highest quality medical treatment. Today, our expertise covers virtually all specialties, from cancer to women's health. In addition, the compassionate care provided by our doctors, nurses and other staff is a key to our success. Our services generate about 1.1 million patient visits to our clinics a year and $3.2 billion in annual revenue. We have 12,000 employees and dozens of locations throughout San Francisco as well as outreach clinics throughout Northern California and beyond.
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- Transplant Services, Cutting Edge Research, and Neurology
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San Francisco, CA 94143, US
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Experts at the University of California, San Francisco Environmental Research and Translation for Health (EaRTH) Center have created a toolkit for educating communities about how to stay healthy during a heat wave. As high temperatures sweep California, consider downloading and sharing these resources to help educate and protect those around you. Get posters and graphics: https://ucsfh.org/3LdCb4E
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The University of California, San Francisco community capped off Pride month marching together in yesterday’s San Francisco Pride parade! We appreciate everyone who came out to celebrate and support our LGBTQIA+ community! #UCSFProud
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We're proud of the award-winning equitable care we provide to our LGBTQ+ patients, and excited to highlight the 🌈 Rainbow Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic during Pride! Located at our Mount Zion Hospital, it's the first dedicated IBD clinic for LGBTQ+ folks on the West Coast. Led by Dr. Justin Field, the clinic provides a safe haven and raises awareness within the LGBTQ+ community about the critical importance of IBD screenings. IBD stands for #InflammatoryBowelDisease, which includes conditions like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and affects many aspects of daily life. The clinic offers a supportive environment where LGBTQ+ individuals with IBD can feel comfortable and respected while discussing their health needs, and can receive affirming care.
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Congratulations Amy Lu, MD MPH for being named a Patient Safety Expert to Know by Becker's Healthcare Hospital Review! Dr. Lu "has transformed UCSF Health’s safety culture through multidisciplinary collaboration and proactive data analytics... Her efforts have elevated UCSF Health’s quality rankings and enhanced patient care," they write. https://ucsfh.org/3XHItkF
90 patient safety experts to know | 2024
beckershospitalreview.com
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Please join us in celebrating Tina Hill! Tina started as a weekend volunteer at Children's Hospital 25 years ago—and she never left! She is now an experienced Certified Nursing Assistant at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals in Oakland. We and Tina's patients are so grateful for the contributions Tina has made to the hospital and to our community. Thank you, Tina!
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Spending time in nature or engaging in calming activities like meditation, knitting or gardening can benefit mental and physical health by rejuvenating our cells. Research led by UCSF’s Alexandra Daisy Crosswell, PhD and Elissa Epel connects activities like painting or yoga to changes in the nervous system and cell health, leading to a restorative state that promotes healthy aging. Learn more about the concept of "deep rest." https://ucsfh.org/4b9TRZH
The Power of Deep Rest
magazine.ucsf.edu
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“We live in a food environment that is constantly pressuring people to make indulgent decisions,” Dr. Diana Thiara says. “On top of that, genetics predispose some people to having excess weight.” Weight loss medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound have the potential to usher in much-needed nuance in how Americans understand obesity. As these drugs have gained in popularity they’ve also sparked debate. https://ucsfh.org/3RysEJb
Are the New Weight Loss Drugs Too Good to Be True?
magazine.ucsf.edu
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UCSF research really is out of this world: Since the first missions to the moon, science has understood that space travel takes a toll on the body. "Space flight conditions induce aging of immune cells in bone, blood vessels and the liver," explains UCSF's Sonja Schrepfer, M.D., Ph.D., which makes space a nearly perfect laboratory to study aging. This is why Schrepfer partners with NASA to send tissue samples into orbit on the International Space Station. Working alongside Tobias Deuse, MD, MD, Schrepfer hopes that understanding how, for example, liver cells age and weaken in space will one day unlock new liver disease treatments on Earth. "Patients inspire us to work faster ... to think about next steps and new therapeutic strategies,” she says. https://lnkd.in/e9yzFXy3
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Congratulations to UCSF researchers Vijay Mohan K Namboodiri, Justin Eyquem and Jovanka Gencel-Augusto on their 2024 Pew awards! The funding will support their ongoing explorations into neuroscience and cancer. https://ucsfh.org/3Xv88Nw
UCSF Scientists Win Pew Awards for Cancer and Neuroscience Research
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