Scientists found a way to identify and possibly treat a mysterious type of bladder cancer that affects up to 1 in 4 cases.

The U.S. saw more than 20,000 mpox cases and nearly six dozen deaths during the 2022 global mpox outbreak. San Francisco was hard hit. Today, mpox remains an ongoing public health emergency, according ...

Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered how pancreatic cancer cells thrive in the lungs or liver, environments that are as distinct to cells as the ocean and desert are to animals. The spread ...

Back pain affects as many as 4 out of 5 Americans, and relief can be elusive. That’s because it may be caused by multiple overlapping factors that cannot always be visualized on a scan. On the ...

A study showed that daily "micro-acts" promote wellbeing and health. These include acts of kindness, self-reflection, gratitude, positive reframing, and experiencing awe.

“This year’s Founders Day Award recipients have made remarkable contributions that enrich our community and are integral to the fabric and mission of UCSF.” Miriam has transformed many departments at ...

In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers identified the U.S. regions where dementia occurs most often.

Health trackers keep tabs on nearly 1 in 4 Americans at this point. Professor of Medicine Sandeep Kishore, MD, PhD, MSc, ...

As rates of depression and suicide in youth spike, experts are asking whether social media makes kids depressed — or whether depressed kids simply spend more time on social media? A new study provides ...

Eddie Chang, MD (left), Thomas Kornberg, PhD (center), and Raul Andino-Pavlovsky (right) have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Only a few neurosurgeons have been elected to NAS.

Sputtering on a small fishing boat in the vast South China Sea with dwindling food and water, a young Binh An Phan, his family, and a group of Vietnamese refugees clung only to hope as the engine ...