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Model shows where women lost access to abortion after Dobbs

A third of American women of reproductive age now face excessive travel times to obtain an abortion, according to a new geospatial analysis by researchers in San Francisco and Boston that is one of the first to model the effects of the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson decision.

Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan brings energy and perspective to research on gender dynamics in India

It’s a tenet of global health research that you can’t solve a problem without a deep understanding of the circumstances in which it sits.

Marijuana, meth, cocaine and opiate use are linked to atrial fibrillation

A new study by UC San Francisco researchers of more than 23 million people concludes that some commonly used and abused drugs pose previously unidentified risks for the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), a potentially deadly heart-rhythm disorder.

Researchers contribute recommendations for national strategy on hunger, nutrition, health

At the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health convened since 1969, President Biden announced on Sept.

Data scientist Katie Pollard, PhD, elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Data scientist and statistician Katie Pollard, PhD, director of the Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology and chief of the bioinformatics division in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest...

Feeling winded after your workout? Long COVID may claim another symptom

We’ve heard about brain fog, fatigue and headache as symptoms of long COVID. Now a new study points to another persistent effect of SARS-CoV-2, identified months after infection: reduced exercise capacity.

Pulse oximeters don't work as well on darker skin, leading to flawed COVID care

A new study published today in the American Journal of

Life expectancy tool may improve quality of life for patients with dementia

A mortality prediction model for older adults with dementia may help clinicians frame discussions with patients and their families relating to end-of-life care, such as at-home support and nursing homes. Additionally, the model may help physicians determine if the patients should continue with...

UCSF research into student needs drives policy changes

In 2015, when Suzanna Martinez, PhD, left the traditional postdoctoral path toward a faculty position at UCSF and instead took a staff research position at the UC Nutrition Policy In

Where health inequities have landed in the long tail of the COVID-19 pandemic

Work from this department analyzing California death records has significantly contributed to the current understanding that COVID-19 has hit marginalized racial and ethnic communities unduly hard. Postdoctoral fellow Hélène Aschmann, PhD, recently tackled national mortality data over a longer...