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New research from UC San Francisco and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation has found that clients participating in a harm-reduction substance use treatment program, the Stonewall Project, decrease their use of…

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Chancellor has approved the School of Nursing selection committee’s recommendation for the next Nursing Alumni/Mary Harms Chair.  This endowed chair position will be…

The inaugural group of students for a unique low-residency program in health care administration represents a diverse blend of people and professions. Many rave about their initial online and on-campus experiences.

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Renowned geriatrician John W. Rowe discusses how an aging population and a shortage of geriatricians present nursing with what could be a historic opportunity – and challenges the profession to seize its moment.

A new UCSF health workforce research center is charged with mapping the long-term care needs for an aging US population.

Laura Wagner examines the role of health information technology in reducing a virtual epidemic of adverse events in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

At a recent conference, nurse researchers from UCSF School of Nursing and other health policy experts presented their work, as well as insights into the future of geriatric nursing.

Hospitals are increasingly giving women the option of going through labor or giving birth in a pool of warm water. Laboring in the tub is fine, the nation's obstetricians and pediatricians say, but there's not…

It can be difficult to learn whether a health plan covers a particular service or provider, particularly on the health insurance exchanges, say advocates. Kim Dau, chair of the policy committee at ACNM’s California…

Pediatric nurse practitioner Meg Zweiback helps parents deal with the everyday challenges of raising young children.

A successful new program uses nurse practitioner students as needlestick and perinatal consultants on the nation’s only HIV/AIDS telephone hotline exclusively for medical providers.