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Alcohol is the breast cancer risk no one wants to talk about

As companies roll out the pink beer in October to raise awareness of the disease, one group is urging young women to think twice.

Why California has one of the lowest Covid-19 rates in the nation

Here’s some good news to start your morning: California has less Covid-19 transmission than any state in the country. That’s according to federal officials, who on Wednesday ranked the state’s current coronavirus case rate the lowest in the nation.

Update on in-person learning in department education programs this fall

For the Fall quarter, courses in the Training in Clinical Research (TICR) program suite, Data Science, and the Epidemiology & Translational Science PhD program delivered under the Graduate Division will have a mix of asynchronous learning and synchronous (remote or in-person) interaction...

Hidden in plain sight: By exploring diversity among Asian Americans, the DREAM Lab offers insights into cancer risks for all

This year the United States saw an alarming uptick in violence not just against Chinese Americans – wrongly blamed for the arrival of COVID-19 – but also against Taiwanese, Thai, Japanese, Filipino Americans and others perceived as having Asian heritage.

Alcohol can cause immediate risk of atrial fibrillation

A single glass of wine can quickly – significantly – raise the drinker’s risk for atrial fibrillation, according to new research by UC San Francisco.

COVID-19 during pregnancy associated with preterm birth

Individuals who contract COVID-19 while pregnant face a higher risk of having a very preterm birth, as well as any preterm birth, according to a large study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

Devastating impact of COVID on pregnancy highlighted by large UCSF study

Pregnant women infected with the coronavirus are at significantly higher risk for adverse complications, including preterm birth, according to a University of California San Francisco analysis of all documented births in the state between July 2020 and January 2021.

No shots, no service

The large chalkboard sign in the doorway warned: “Masks and vaccination required!” But as I entered a bar in the Richmond District this weekend, no one stopped me to ask whether I had been vaccinated. At the bar counter, I offered to show my immunization card, but the bartender shook his head.

Hiring associate or full professor, ladder rank

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in partnership with the Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) invites applications for a full-time ladder rank faculty position at the Associate or Full Professor rank. The successful candidate will...

Why Covid took off in California, again

Between reinstated mask mandates and spiking coronavirus case numbers, this summer is starting to feel a little too much like 2020.