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

  • Misdiagnosed Lake County man reclaims his life (Lake County Record Bee)
    Eric Patrick received good news recently from Dr. Graham Glass, a movement specialist at UCSF Medical Center, that he had dystonia, not ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, which was his intitial diagnosis at a Lake County hospital.
  • Healthcare system unprepared for aging boomers, study finds (Los Angeles Times)
    The LA Times reports: "The American medical system is woefully unprepared for the flood of aging baby boomers, according to a sweeping federal study released Monday, which predicted crisis-level shortages in healthcare workers and serious gaps in training." --- Susan Chapman, director of the Allied Health Workforce Program at UC San Francisco and a contributor to the report, is quoted.
  • Raves (Yes, It's True) For New Hearing Aid (New York Times)
    The New York Times reports: "Scientists have come up with a different kind of hearing aid. While the device, called the Lyric, is being used in only 500 patients, it appears to have overcome many of the problems associated with traditional hearing aids -- without the expense and uncertainty of surgery and anesthesia." --- Dr. Robert A. Schindler, a co-founder of InSound and chairman emeritus of the department of otolaryngology at the University of California, San Francisco, is quoted.
  • Big claims from foot pad makers draw questions from doctors, FDA (San Francisco Chronicle)
    The FDA opened an investigation into claims by the makers of Kinoki Foot Pads that the product uses "secrets of ancient Japanese medicine to cure or lessen many health woes, all for $19.95, plus shipping and handling," said the Chronicle. --- Dr. Sudha Prathikanti at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, is quoted.
  • UCSF Is First Hospital in California with a Musician in Residence (SF Weekly)
    The SF Weekly reports: "The typical sounds of a hospital -- metered beeps and muffled shuffling -- do little to ease young patients' anxiety, depression, and discomfort. But a funky change is in the ear at UCSF Children's Hospital, which recently became the first hospital in California to hire a full-time musician-in-residence, UCSF administrators say."
  • Women's Center opens (Sonoma News)
    Sonoma News reports: "The eagerly-awaited Carolyn J. Stone Center for Women's Health and Wellness celebrates its grand opening today at Sonoma Valley Hospital." --- The center collaborates with the UCSF National Center for Excellence in Women's Health.
  • Women's Awareness of Cancer Risk Linked to Race, Ethnicity (U.S. News & World Report)
    US News reports: "Racial and ethnic variations in how women perceive their cancer risk may influence how likely they are to get screened for cancer, particularly colon cancer, says a University of California, San Francisco study."

UCSF TELEVISION COVERAGE

  • Road rage incident (Univision - National)
    Univision reports: "A driver was shot and killed on the highway in San Francisco in a road rage incident." --- Oscar Cervantes, PhD, a UCSF sociologist, says the best way to deal with road rage is to let things go. --- Air Time: 6:30 PM

UCSF RADIO COVERAGE

  • Musician in Residence (KCBS 740AM - News Radio, San Francisco)
    KCSB reports from UCSF Children's Hospital about an in-house musician whose job is to improve the well-being of pediatric patients through music therapy. Gabe Turow -- an accomplished percussionist and academic who studies the effects of rhythm on the brain -- started as a volunteer musician at UCSF, and was recently hired full-time thanks to a grant from the nonprofit group Rock Against Cancer. --- Michael Towne, coordinator of the Child Life Department at UCSF Children's Hospital, is also interviewed.
  • UCSF's Musician In-Residence (KGO-AM 810 (ABC) San Francisco)
    KGO radio reports: "The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center is using music to treat some patients; A grant from the nonprofit group Rock Against Cancer has helped the hospital provide musicians in the hospital." --- Air Time: 5 PM

UCSF HEADLINES

  • UCSF Hosts Forum to Further Triangular Partnership in Global Health (UCSF Strategic Plan website)
    Can a new triangular relationship between academia, industry and foundations bring life-saving medicine to people in the developing world who need it the most? Prominent leaders from each area think it's the best way... George Scangos, Kanwarjit Singh and Sir Richard Feachem, representing the triangular partnership between industry, foundations and academia, came together at UCSF Mission Bay on April 3.
  • UCSF to Host Public Hearing on the Draft EIR for Mission Bay Medical Center (UCSF Today)
    UCSF will host a public hearing on Tuesday, April 22, to solicit comments on the adequacy and accuracy of information presented in the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the new medical center at Mission Bay.