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How Do Neighborhoods Impact Children’s Chances of Surviving Leukemia?
A study established new neighborhood characteristics that lead to higher death rates in children with leukemia that can serve ...
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How ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Could Help Parkinson’s Disease Patients
A first-of-its-kind study tested the safety of psilocybin on patients with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease and found ...
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Teens Go All In, Celebrating Under Prom Lights
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals in Oakland and San Francisco celebrated prom events for their teenage patients with casino ...
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UCSF Health Hospitals Earn Top Honors for Patient Safety
Three UCSF Health hospitals received “A” ratings in the spring 2025 Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, an ...
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New and Easier Way to Monitor Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Kids
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Walnut Creek Outpatient Cetner will become one of the only children's hospital on the West ...
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UCSF Scientist Receives High Honor for Exceptional Career
Researcher and campus leader Atul Butte, MD, PhD, has been recognized for his outstanding career in the computational and ...
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Diabetes Medication May Increase Risk of Perioperative Ketoacidosis
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), or gliflozins, are medications used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). They are designed to lower high blood glucose levels ...
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The UCSF Professor Leading Advanced Nursing From Classroom to Clinic
This story is part of our UCSF People series, highlighting the many dedicated individuals across the UCSF community who advance health worldwide through research, education, and clinical care in their ...