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.

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  • Paps Are Still Needed (365gay.com/Associated Press)
    The AP reports: "Yes, new research suggests a test for the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer may replace the old-fashioned Pap one day as that cancer's primary screening tool. But even enthusiasts say it will take years of additional research to make such a big switch." --- Dr. George Sawaya of the University of California, San Francisco, is quoted.
  • Women's life spans drop in poor corners of U.S. (MSNBC/Associated Press)
    Researchers at UCSF, Harvard and University of Washington report in PLoS Medicine today that "women’s life expectancy declined significantly in 180 U.S. counties, mostly in the deep South and Appalachia, between 1983 and 1999," said the AP.
  • Lack of insurance can be a terminal condition (Nashua Telegraph)
    The Nashua Telegraph reports: "By one recent estimate from the Urban Institute, lack of [insurance] coverage contributed to the deaths of at least 22,000 Americans between ages 25 and 64 in 2006." --- UCSF research is mentioned.
  • Ann Chamberlain - poetic artist, inspirational teacher (San Francisco Chronicle)
    The Chronicle reports: "Ann Chamberlain, a much-loved San Francisco artist and teacher whose poetic installations in hospitals, libraries and other public spaces explored history, identity and the intersection of personal and communal memory, died Friday of breast cancer at her San Francisco home. ... Ms. Chamberlain...was also known for the Healing Garden she and designer Katsy Swan created at the UCSF/Mount Zion Cancer Center with patients, their families, friends, doctors and other caregivers. Conceived while Ms. Chamberlain was a patient there, the garden features a wall composed of about 500 ceramic tiles, each containing an impression of a plant and personal stories and thoughts."
  • Give teens access to contraceptives (San Jose Mercury News)
    Stefani Romo, UCSF pediatric nurse practitioner student San Francisco, writes: "As a UCSF pediatric nurse practitioner student, I find it a tragedy that providing contraceptives to teenagers continues to be such a point of contention."

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