A UCSF nurse scientist is exploring the use of AI to build a smarter alarm system that identifies life-threatening heart rhythms earlier and more accurately.
Having a sudden heart rhythm event while…
Jerry John Ouner, PhD, RN, FAAN, is elevating nurses’ voices on the world stage to advance scientific discovery, transform patient care, and drive policy development nationally and globally. The UCSF associate…
Americans with serious mental illness — such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia — have a life expectancy that is 10 to 25-years shorter than the general public, meaning that “senior age” for this group is just…
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…
