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

  • US-funded health search-engine censors all results for searches on abortion (Boing Boing - Blog)
    A librarian at the University of California at San Francisco on Monday noticed censorship of the term "abortion" in the Popline, the world's largest health-information search engine, run by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Johns Hopkins has issued a press release regarding the issue (which is also posted on the blog. http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/popline.org
  • Doctor drops suit with hospital (Charlotte Observer)
    The Charlotte Observer reports: "Dr. Jeffrey Rosenfeld, longtime director of the Carolinas Neuromuscular/ALS Center, has voluntarily dropped his 7-month-old lawsuit against his former employer, Carolinas HealthCare System.... Rosenfeld has accepted a job [at UCSF]...and wants to devote his time and money to that effort. The suit was dismissed without prejudice, which means it could be refiled within a year." Rosenfeld's lawyer, John Buric, said the dismissal should not make the hospital feel vindicated. This is not because we think the hospital has proved a point. Hospital officials notified the Observer of the dismissal Thursday, but had no further comment. Sometime this summer, Rosenfeld said he will become chief of the division of neurology at the Fresno campus of the University of California San Francisco.
  • So many stem cell projects, so little cash these days (San Francisco Business Times)
    The Business Times reports: "There's one problem with the dozen applications being weighed by the California's stem cell agency: There's not enough money for all of them. In all, the applicants -- including the Buck Institute for Age Research in Novato, Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and UC San Francisco -- are asking for $336 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Those funds would lead to projects totaling $832 million.” --- Subscription required to access the full article; following is an excerpt mentioning UCSF: “But CIRM has $262 million earmarked for its large facilities grants, expected to be awarded in May. UCSF wants $40 million to build a $94 million stem cell research base at its Parnassus campus. It will house 25 principal investigators, seven of them new recruits, in 11 core labs. The design-build firm will be selected this month. The building, designed to house 25 principal investigators, would be connected to the Health Sciences research towers and UCSF hospital. UCSF over the past three years has hired 10 principal investigators in anticipation of the new building. The grants require a 20 percent match by the institutions.”
  • Heartache, hope inspire Bay Area's torchbearers (San Francisco Chronicle)
    Lisa Hartmayer, a nurse at UCSF, was chosen to carry the Olympic torch when it arrives in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 9. Hartmayer was among half of the torchbearers who were selected based on an essay contest.
  • Nonprofit Hospitals, OnceFor the Poor, Strike It Rich (Wall Street Journal -- Front page)
    The Wall Street Journal reports: "Nonprofit hospitals, originally set up to serve the poor, have transformed themselves into profit machines. And as the money rolls in, the large tax breaks they receive are drawing fire." --- The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center is mentioned. --- A subscription is required to view the full article on the Wall Street Journal site: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120726201815287955.html.

UCSF TELEVISION COVERAGE

  • Abuse, neglect seen in 31,000 newborns (KPIX-TV CH 5 (CBS))
    A CDC report finds 1 in 50 infants under age 1 was abused in a single year. Kadija Johnson, director of the UCSF Infant Parent Program at San Francisco General, is interviewed. --- Air Time: 5 PM
  • Minority Doctors (KTVU-TV CH 2 (FOX) San Francisco)
    KTVU reports: "A new study by California doctors shows that there is a wide gap between the number of minority doctors and the racial makeup of the state." A visual graphic shows statistics on diversity among California doctors, source: UCSF. --- Air Times: 7 and 8 AM

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