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

  • Washington Daybook (Associated Press (AP))
    Linda Giudice, University of California, San Francisco will address the Senate Environment and Public Works full committee tomorrow at 10 AM.
  • Gyms just for teens (Los Angeles Times)
    The LA Times reports: "Youth gyms are catering to teens who want to get fit with those their own age. Plus, there's training and supervision." --- Dr. Anthony Luke, director of UC San Francisco's Primary Care Sports Medicine, is quoted.
  • Babies have strokes (Morning Call)
    Leah Hosterman, now 5, was diagnosed at 8 months with mild cerebral palsy from a massive stroke. --- Dr. Heather Fullerton, a medical director, teacher and researcher at the University of California in San Francisco, is quoted.
  • Eliminating germline extends fly lifespan (United Press International)
    UPI reports: "U.S. biologists say they've discovered eliminating germline stem cells -- the cells that make eggs and sperm -- lengthens the life of fruit flies." --- UCSF Biologist Cynthia Kenyon is mentioned.

UCSF TELEVISION COVERAGE

  • Is Your Mammogram Accurate? (NBC11 News: The Bay Area At 11 -- KNTV San Francisco)
    KNTV reports on an investigation into dozens of mammogram facilities that have failed state requirements under the Mammogram Quality Standards Act (MQSA). --- James Brenner MD, UCSF Mt Zion, talks about patient rights under MQSA. --- Air Time: 11 AM and 5 PM

UCSF RADIO COVERAGE

  • Richard Carmona (Commonwealth Club)
    Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, who earned his medical degree at UCSF, addressed the Commonwealth Club. Carmona mentions stem cell research at UCSF; Dr. Carmona talks with Dr. Robert Mahley, president of the J. David Gladstone Institutes, senior investigator of the Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular and Neurological Diseases and professor at UCSF. --- Air Times: Friday PM, Sunday, 4/27, 4 PM.

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