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Don’t trust those reports: Red meat is not good for you

Is it safe to eat red meat again? Meat-lovers are licking their chops over recent news coverage suggesting that red meat might not be as bad as we thought. Unfortunately, the headlines have been based on studies that really don’t offer much cover for red meat.

Death Rate Escalates for Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients in ‘Growth Failure Gap’

1 in 6 Children Loses Priority Points Due to Flawed Score System, UCSF Study Shows

Single-Payer Systems Likely to Save Money in US, Analysis Finds

Lower Administrative and Drug Costs Would Be Main Drivers of Cost Savings

Dementia Epidemiology Postdoctoral Scholar Position

This postdoctoral fellowship is to work with Dr. Deborah Barnes and Dr. Kristine Yaffe to provide the first-ever estimates of the key modifiable Alzheimer’s disease risk factors for the state of California, including estimates for specific sub-populations of interest such as women and communities...

Antenatal care in Kenya needs improvement

High quality prenatal care can address the high levels of mortality in low-resource settings. High quality prenatal care means women receive all the recommended services needed to ensure a successful pregnancy. But it’s not just about receiving services; the woman’s experience matters.

Where are they now? PhD alum Kristen Aiemjoy

Aiemjoy, now a postdoc at Stanford, is pushing for better answers to diarrheal disease.

Help Us Make the Right Decision on Your PhD Application

Not everyone agrees on what is compelling. Our PhD program is in Epidemiology and Translational Science and priorities certainly differ across disciplines and institutions, but I can share what helps me when I review applications for our program at UCSF.

Chemical Exposure Web Tool Defines Risks Faced by Millions of California Women

A new web tool, developed by UCSF’s Peggy Reynolds, PhD, MPH, spells out for the first time the chemical exposures that more than 6.5 million working women in California may face in more than 150 occupations, potentially increasing their risk for breast cancer.

Department welcomes three new faculty

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is welcoming three new faculty members for the 2019-20 academic year.

UCSF welcomes RISE fellows for Summer Institute

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, in partnership with the Center for Vulnerable Populations, is hosting 10 early-career faculty for two weeks beginning July 22 as part of the Research in Implementation Science for Equity (RISE) program.