Americans living in rural areas are more likely to die early from cancer, heart disease, and stroke, than those living in urban areas. A key reason for this difference? Limited access to health care.
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Home-based care is a critical health care delivery method, serving as a lifeline to patients who face obstacles in traveling to medical appointments, such as older adults or those with mobility challenges.
Access to high quality, affordable health care is a global problem. UCSF faculty and alumni are constantly looking for ways to make care both better and less costly so anybody, anywhere can get the care and services…
Faculty, staff, students and alumni of the UCSF School of Nursing are leading innovative projects to advance health and health care worldwide.
Ifeyinwa Asiodu, a national leader in addressing maternal and child health disparities, shares recommendations from Breastfeeding in the United States, a landmark National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and…
As interest in gut health, skin health, and overall mental well-being has grown, the term “microbiome” has become more common in our day-to-day. But what exactly is the human microbiome? And how does it impact our…
As health care in the United States continues to change, UCSF faculty and alumni are making sure that it continues to change for good. That means pioneering new care delivery models —or in some cases, reviving a…
Faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the UCSF School of Nursing are transforming health and health care.
Susan Chapman, PhD, RN, FAAN, was honored with the 44th Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to nursing science, health policy and research.
Chapman…
UCSF School of Nursing experts are leading a statewide effort, training public health nurses to provide high quality, frontline disaster shelter care at a time when natural disasters — like wildfires and floods — are…
About one in 10 Americans have diabetes, a chronic condition that can lead to circulatory, renal and nervous system disorders. The Hispanic population in the United States is disproportionately impacted by diabetes,…
Climate change affects our way of life, including our health. But its impact is not always reflected in health care education, which can result in missed diagnoses or treatment plans.
Ashley Moore, MS…
