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Long-Term HIV Control: Could this Combination Therapy Be the Key?

UCSF researchers have made strides toward an HIV cure, showing experimental immunotherapy can help control the virus without ...
University of California, San Francisco

Your Pain Meds’ Side Effects May Be Masquerading as Heart Failure

Matthew Growdon's study finds "prescription cascades" where drug side effects lead to unnecessary second prescriptions, ...
University of California, San Francisco

Why a Foreign Language Sounds Like a Blur to Non-Native Ears

Scientists have thought that when we hear language, the brain processes it the same way, whether it's familiar or foreign. A ...
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Drink Up: Coffee Is Safe for People with A-Fib

Drinking coffee can protect against atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), a common heart rhythm disorder that causes a rapid, irregular heartbeat and can lead to stroke and heart failure. Doctors typically ...
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How Can AI Sentiment Analysis Apply to Complex Medical Diagnoses?

Taking a page from market research tactics, UC San Francisco experts are studying whether artificial intelligence (AI) can improve diagnosis of a complex liver condition by using the clinical notes of ...
University of California, San Francisco

Improving Management and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

Differentiated thyroid cancer is the most frequently diagnosed thyroid cancer in the U.S. Recently, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) released new practice guidelines for Differentiated thyroid ...
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New Healthy, Hopeful, Care Guidelines for Pregnant Women with IBD

Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are 3 times more likely to forgo having children than people without the condition — it’s a trend driven by fear and confusion about what the disease would ...