And we’re off! 🏗️Thank you to all who came out to celebrate groundbreaking for the new UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital at Parnassus Heights! Info: ucsfh.org/4dgWMSz

Dr. Louise Walter (Louise Walter) joined the UC San Francisco New Hospital Groundbreaking on 4/25/24. The hospital aims to be age-friendly and minimize hazards for older patients. It's the large white building on the left in the photos. #ucsf #agefriendly #geriatrics

Creating efficient scheduling for follow-up visits & ensuring data collection ahead of those visits can greatly improve telehealth diabetes care, a UC Davis & UCSF study finds. Researchers hope the findings can improve patient care in the virtual space. ucsfh.org/49VcUq6

“It’s known that particulate matter air pollution is quite harmful to health,' Sally Picciotto says of findings from UCSF & Berkeley researchers. Given physiological changes in pregnancy, “there’s a reason to be especially concerned about pregnant women.' ucsfh.org/3xUQIPC

In ~1 in 10 #MultipleSclerosis cases, distinctive antibodies appear long before symptoms begin, a study in Nature Medicine finds. 'A diagnostic result like this makes... early intervention more likely, giving patients hope,” UCSF's Dr. Michael Wilson says. ucsfh.org/49Jwe9x

'My grandmother was laser focused on making sure the next generation, especially the women, were independent & therefore educated,' says Rupa Lalchandani Tuan. Today, these values inform Lalchandani's teaching — & her appearance in our Last Lecture series. ucsfh.org/3JyM3VT

.Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. on Alex Cobb

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Anesthesia can be a potent greenhouse gas. UCSF is piloting an eco-friendly approach. “Some of the choices we make as anesthesiologists contribute to emissions & climate change, which affects the patients we swore to take care of,' Dr. Seema Gandhi says. ucsfh.org/44cjxD0

Happy Administrative Professionals day to our wonderful UCSF Imaging Pediatric Radiology administrators Andrea Fung, Rachel Lee, and Teresa Wise ! UCSF Pediatric Radiology

Completed InternationalBowelUS module 2 training UCSFIBD for Perseus Patel, MD who will be launching the pediatric IUS program at UCSF Health this fall!!

UCSF research could make early intervention possible for people likely to develop MS. 'Over the last few decades, there's been a move in the field to treat MS earlier & more aggressively w/ newer, more potent therapies,' Dr. Michael Wilson says. Yahoo News ucsfh.org/4aKwZRe

I’m so thankful for these colleagues, who bring creative problem solving, organization & ultra-high EQ to everything they do for UCSF Surgery. Let’s all celebrate our staff: Happy #NationalAdministrativeProfessionalsDay ! #MedTwitter

.UCSF Health CEO Suresh Gunasekaran and UCSF Benioff SF President Dr. Nicholas Holmes welcomed Assembly Health Committee Chair and valued partner Assemblymember Mia Bonta to UCSFChildrensOakland to discuss efforts to improve patient outcomes and drive innovation.

As temperatures rise, there are concerns about the effects on #InfectiousDiseases . “People like to treat things when they see the problem, but w/ climate change & infectious diseases... you have to do a lot of preparation,” Dr. Peter Chin-Hong MD tells SF Examiner. ucsfh.org/44avpW6

Congratulations to Grad Slam winner Ilina Bhaya-Grossman! Listen to her talk on the brain & language: 'When... our brain does (something) that feels magical, we can pull back the curtain to reveal the complicated & fascinating work being done behind the scenes.' ucsfh.org/3JcqKcE

A new discovery in the blood of some people who later went on to develop #MS could help hasten treatment for patients. “A diagnostic result like this makes... early intervention more likely, giving patients hope for a better life,” Dr. Michael Wilson says. ucsfh.org/49Jwe9x

Coughing when water goes down the “wrong pipe” is caused by a rare cell in the upper airway, a study finds. This provides insight into how our bodies protect our airways & how internal organs can act as gatekeepers, UCSF’s David Julius (David Julius) says. ucsfh.org/3U95BFc

UCSF researchers are adapting a therapy that's effective against leukemia to brain tumors. “We hope that the treatment will prolong lives for patients with glioblastoma,” says Dr. Hideho Okada, director of UCSF's Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Center. ucsfh.org/4466WkM

When it comes to #AI in health care, says UCSF chief of medicine Dr. Bob Wachter, “I can see 1,000 ways that this will make [health care delivery] better.” On the GeriPal - A Geriatrics & Palliative Care Podcast podcast, he delves into the data.
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An app developed at UCSF could help diagnose & monitor frontotemporal dementia. 'We're optimistic and enthusiastic about what the next five to 10 years holds, but currently there are no available treatments,' @UCSFMac's Adam Staffaroni tells KCBS 106.9 FM/740 AM. ucsfh.org/3WlhfQn