University of California, San Francisco
California physicians unprepared for electronic health record regulations: report
(Medical Xpress) -- Electronic health records (EHRs) are used widely by California physicians, but many of their systems are not designed to meet new federal standards aimed at improving the quality of health care, according ...
Health
Jun 15, 2012 |
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Elderly prisoners need better medical care: report
Soaring numbers of older, sicker prisoners are causing an unprecedented health care challenge for the nation's criminal justice system, according to a new UCSF report.
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Jun 14, 2012 |
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Virtual colonoscopy without laxative equals standard in identifying clinically significant polyps
Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, administered without laxatives is as accurate as conventional colonoscopy in detecting clinically significant, potentially cancerous polyps, according ...
Cancer
Jun 14, 2012 |
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Radiation exposure from medical imaging has increased even at HMOs
Concern about overexposure to radiation due to excessive use of medical imaging has come to the fore in recent years. Now, a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Group Health ...
Health
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Breast cancer risk can be lowered by avoiding unnecessary medical imaging
A report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) last December reviewed all the available scientific data compiled to date about potential environmental risks of breast cancer—factors such as pesticides, beauty products, ...
Cancer
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Computer model successfully predicts drug side effects
A new set of computer models has successfully predicted negative side effects in hundreds of current drugs, based on the similarity between their chemical structures and those molecules known to cause side effects, according ...
Medical research
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Specialized hospital care for elderly patients could significantly cut costs
(Medical Xpress) -- Creating specialized hospital units for elderly people with acute medical illness could reduce national health care costs by as much $6 billion a year, according to a new study by UCSF ...
Health
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Standard measures of clinical care of blood pressure misleading, say researchers
(Medical Xpress) -- Standard performance measures used by health care systems and insurance companies to assess how well physicians are controlling their patients’ blood pressure tell an incomplete and potentially misleading ...
Health
Jun 06, 2012 |
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Unique clinic helps amputee athletes push physical boundaries
Carlos Gonzalez stands out from an athletic group gathered on a grassy field at the UCSF Mission Bay campus. The gregarious 32-year-old sports a stylish fauxhawk and walks with a confident yet understated ...
Other
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Ill, older patients who rely on emergency room often live final days in hospital, study finds
Half of adults over age 65 made at least one emergency department (ED) visit in the last month of life, in a study led by a physician at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and UCSF.
Health
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Cancer drugs: better, cheaper
Cancer drug development is known to be too slow, costly and fraught with failure. Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing recommendations for breast cancer trials that would substantially accelerate patient access ...
Cancer
Jun 04, 2012 |
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For advanced prostate cancer, new drug slows disease
A new medication proved effective in slowing the spread of metastatic prostate cancer, while helping to maintain the quality of life, in patients with advanced disease. The phase 3 study was unblinded midway, allowing patients ...
Cancer
Jun 02, 2012 |
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Alcohol may trigger serious palpitations in heart patients
The term "holiday heart syndrome" was coined in a 1978 study to describe patients with atrial fibrillation who experienced a common and potentially dangerous form of heart palpitation after excessive drinking, which can be ...
Cardiology
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Smoking during pregnancy linked to severe asthma in teen years
African-American and Latino children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are more likely to suffer from acute asthma symptoms in their teens than asthma sufferers whose mothers did not smoke, according to a new study led ...
Immunology
May 31, 2012 |
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Researchers identify potential new HIV vaccine/therapy target
After being infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in a laboratory study, rhesus macaques that had more of a certain type of immune cell in their gut than others had much lower levels of the virus in their blood, ...
HIV & AIDS
May 30, 2012 |
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