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‘Every Time I Relapsed, There Would Be a New Course of Therapy’

Lee May, diagnosed with aggressive multiple myeloma at 59, defied odds with cutting-edge treatments at UCSF Health, including ...
University of California, San Francisco

How Nursing Home Residents Got Caught in the Opioid Backlash

Doctors have reduced opioid prescribing since the opioid epidemic’s peak, but a UCSF study found that this trend affects ...
University of California, San Francisco

Why Is It So Hard to Adjust When Clocks ‘Fall Back’?

Neurologist Dr. Ptacek explains how "falling back" disrupts the 24-hour circadian clock, affecting mood and performance, with ...
University of California, San Francisco

$100 Million Gift Will Advance UCSF’s Dementia Research and Care

A $100 million gift to UCSF's renowned Memory and Aging Center (MAC). It is the first gift to name a UCSF division, which ...
University of California, San Francisco

How Dual Smokers of Pot and Tobacco Feel the Burn of Higher Prices

A study reveals how cigarette price sensitivity varies between U.S. adults who do and do not use cannabis. The findings could ...
University of California, San Francisco

First Treatment Guidelines for Low Sexual Desire in Women

In a first, experts have created treatment guidelines and recommendations for women who experience low sexual desire or Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), a common yet largely undertreated ...