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Semaglutide for weight loss – what you need to know

UCLA Health — January 12, 2023

The search for effective and safe weight loss treatment seems never-ending. But the newest anti-obesity medication, semaglutide, is still making waves more than a year after its 2021 approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The injectable drug, initially only used as diabetes medication, is the first drug since…

New UC Davis documentary set to air on PBS

UC Davis Health — January 12, 2023

A new documentary from the UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center, “Dignidad,” premieres on PBS stations across the United States beginning Jan. 14.

Irva Hertz-Picciotto

How Much Can We Control Our Own Fertility?

UCSF Health — January 11, 2023

People trying to conceive are bombarded with advice meant to improve their odds. But how much power do we really have over our fertility?

The Kids Are Not All Right

UCSF Health — January 11, 2023

Most hospitals don’t adequately treat children’s pain, say UCSF experts. Can their unique approach help stop the suffering?

Trip Therapy

UCSF Health — January 11, 2023

Could psychedelics become mainstream medicines?

Five Questions for Diane Havlir

UCSF Health — January 11, 2023

Diane Havlir, MD, UCSF’s Weiss Professor, an AIDS pioneer, and an infectious disease leader, is partnering with the local Latinx community to protect vulnerable San Franciscans from COVID-19 and other diseases.

Big Little Lives

UCSF Health — January 11, 2023

Trillions of invisible organisms make up the human microbiome. Now, medical scientists want to put these bugs to work.

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