Research Articles

Wendy Max, professor of health economics and director of the School's Institute for Health & Aging, examines the human health costs of climate change.

The e-cigarette epidemic among U.S. youth has the potential to be damaging to the environment.

One of the first studies in the United States on NPs’ opioid prescribing habits points to gaps in the research and in NP education.

Lorinda Coombs’ research found that NPs and PAs are already delivering a significant amount of cancer care, especially in rural settings. How can we leverage that previously hidden resource?

The data says nursing and other health care professions are among the most physically dangerous occupations. Soo-Jeong Lee wants to know whether legislation aimed at keeping health workers safer has had its intended effect.

The UCSF School of Nursing’s Linda Franck is a global leader in the effort to improve health outcomes for babies born too soon or too small.

Health economist Jenny Liu uses innovative design thinking methods and behavioral economics to bring health care products to people in developing countries.

The UCSF School of Nursing received $9.1 million in competitive NIH grants for 2018, making it No. 2 nationwide in securing federal funding for health care research.

Ethnographer Stacy Torres discusses her unique research on social relationships among older people, and how place can affect them.

Heather Leutwyler is using video games to help older people with schizophrenia improve their mobility and health.

In the 38th Helen Nahm Research Lecture, nurse researcher and diversity champion Susan Kools outlined her program of research among vulnerable adolescents and her work to increase diversity and equity in nursing education.