FYI…UCSF in the News is a daily summary of news stories published worldwide that highlight UCSF, its affiliated programs, and issues that affect the University.  To read the full news story, click the individual headlines listed below.

On the second Wednesday of each month, FYI…UCSF in the News includes an additional "Research Roundup" section that lists research papers authored by UCSF faculty and published in the journals Cell, Health Services Research, JAMA, Lancet, Nature, NEJM, Nursing Research, and Science.

UCSF PRINT AND ONLINE COVERAGE

  • States may restrict lice treatments (USA Today)
    USA Today reports: "Lawmakers in at least three states are considering restricting the use of treatments for head lice and body mites that contain the insecticide lindane, raising questions about whether states can regulate products approved by the Food and Drug Administration. ... Michigan lawmakers last week heard testimony from Mark Miller, director of the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit at the University of California, San Francisco, that after the California ban, lindane in the state wastewater treatment plants fell dramatically."
  • UCSF anesthesiologist Samuel Hughes dies (Bay Area Reporter)
    The BAR reports: "Dr. Samuel C. Hughes, a professor of anesthesia and perioperative care at the University of California, San Francisco and an attending physician at San Francisco General Hospital, died January 20 at his home in San Francisco after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 61. Dr. Hughes, who was openly gay, was a leading international figure in obstetrical anesthesia who provided compassionate care to countless underserved patients."
  • Migden secures $300K for SF trans program (Bay Area Reporter)
    The BAR reports: "State Senator Carole Migden (D-San Francisco) announced Tuesday, January 29 that's she secured a $300,000 grant from the state's Employment Development Department to assist transgender people in finding work. --- UCSF is mentioned.
  • Many Ex-NFL Linemen at Risk for Heart Disease (Springfield News-Sun)
    HealthDay News reports: "Fifty percent of retired National Football League linemen have metabolic syndrome, and they are 50 percent more likely to have an enlarged heart than retired non-linemen, two new studies show. ... One expert thinks that increasing your weight to play a sport can lead to health problems later on. 'These studies underscore the fact that striving for success on the playing field sometimes ironically leads to worse overall health,' said Dr. Byron K. Lee, an assistant professor of cardiology at the University of California, San Francisco. 'A similar phenomenon has been also seen in sumo wrestlers.'"
  • UCSF names new chief (Nurses World Magazine)
    Nurses World reports: "The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center has names Sheila Antrum, RN, MSHA, as its new chief nursing and patient care services officer. 'I am very honored and excited to return to UCSF where clinical excellence is demonstrated in nursing practice and caring,' Antrum said. The nurse executive most recently served as chief of ambulatory operations at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center. Her association with UCSF began in 1986 as a clinical nurse in coronary care, later moving on to become project manager of operations." --- [This article, transcribed in its entirety here, appears in the print edition of Nurses World.]

UCSF TELEVISION COVERAGE

  • Multi-Drug Resistant Staph Infections: A Community Forum (CBS 5 Eyewitness News At 11 PM)
    CBS 5 reported on a community forum sponsored by the Stop AIDS Project that provided information about multi-drug staph infections. Dr. Chip Chambers, co-author of the recent study on staph infections, was one of the panel members at the event last night. CBS 5 reports: "A recent study published by UCSF shows a new strain of the MRSA staph bacteria is more prevalent among the gay community in San Francisco." Jason Riggs, Stop AIDS Project, describes the assumption made as a result of the study. --- Air Time: 11 PM; Duration: 00:15:42

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