Three injectable medications, Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro, are often taken as weight management drugs. UCSF health experts weigh in on the benefits and risks of taking the medications for obesity.
A specialized asthma clinic at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital provides personalized asthma care and education for East Bay children and their families.
UC Davis hematologist Brian Jonas awarded the National Cancer Institute Research Specialist Award (R50) to further his leadership in NCI-funded cancer research.
In California, one in three children is at risk for toxic stress, which can lead to health conditions including chronic lung disease, heart disease and mental health conditions.
UCSF researchers are working across disease specialties. Diabetes researchers are looking at how oncologists use CAR T-cell therapy to reprogram a person’s immune system to attack cancer cells, for example. They hope to similarly reprogram the immune system to fight diabetes.
