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Just how safe are outdoor gatherings during the pandemic?

Opinion: How contact tracing with librarians showed me the best of team science

Originally published in the Los Angeles Times

UCSF doctor challenges reports of high COVID-19 rates in Black community

Originally published on KQED.org

California lockdown suppressed excess pandemic deaths

Latinos and residents without a high school degree saw no benefit

Most of California locks down again as coronavirus strains hospitals

As the United States surpassed 15 million cases, California’s situation despite its earlier restrictions was a cautionary tale.

Kaiser Permanente to study statins’ effect on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Kaiser, UCSF researchers to analyze large group of statin users along with genetic, socioeconomic, and behavioral data

Forest fires, cars, power plants join list of risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease

Airborne pollution implicated in amyloid plaques, UCSF-led study shows

Kim Rhoads helps pioneer pop-up COVID-19 testing to reach Bay Area Black communities

The COVID-19 pandemic has, in a common turn of phrase, “laid bare” the significant health disparities in the United States. Many are noticing the sizeable gap between the health outcomes of white and non-white people in the United States. But the gap is not new.

Biden's 13-member COVID-19 task force includes three from UCSF

This morning, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced the establishment of a coronavirus advisory board, the first step in their commitment to developing a national strategy to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. 

Climate change will give rise to more cancers

UCSF study focuses on global impact for major cancers and steps needed to lessen risks