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Dr. Malone, Professor and Chair in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, has earned a national and international reputation for her expertise in health policy and its interaction with ethics and practice…

An internationally recognized researcher, Dr. Grady's scientific focus has primarily been in stroke, with emphasis on arterial stenosis and cerebral ischemia. She was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 1999 and is…

For too long, infant pain went unrecognized and untreated. That’s changed, but with improved pain management, a new set of clinical challenges has emerged. An interdisciplinary team from UCSF is tackling those challenges.

Since its early days under renowned sociologist Anselm Strauss, the pioneering PhD program in sociology at UCSF School of Nursing has been asking critical questions about – and making essential contributions to – health and health care.

Faculty Health Care Nursing Faculty members Sally Rankin, Diana Taylor, Susan Kools, Ellen Scarr and Sandy Staveski were honored at a Faculty Celebration in the School of Nursing.  More photos from the event can be…

By providing doula birth services and training in Bay Area jails, UCSF students and faculty aim to transform individuals and communities.

Combining the practice of mindfulness-based meditation with childbirth is Nancy Bardacke’s life work.

As a San Francisco General Hospital nurse-midwife and assistant clinical professor, Laurie Jurkiewicz cares for women and mentors students in a wide variety of settings.

UCSF’s Linda Franck’s multimedia booklet enhances the tools she has created to help parents comfort their infants in the NICU.

Diabetes is among the world’s most prevalent chronic diseases. Four advanced practice nursing students are receiving unique, intensive clinical training to help battle this epidemic.

Even as she helps clients in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, Esker-D Ligon helps nurse practitioner students gain hands-on experience delivering mental health services.

Mental health patients often struggle to maintain their physical health. A new, HRSA-funded initiative strives to create a national model that can help ensure these individuals get all of the care they need.