Content by University of California - San Francisco

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New Portable TB Test Matches Lab Accuracy in Minutes

MiniDock MTB, a battery-powered molecular TB test, delivers accurate results in under 30 minutes without lab equipment, expanding access in low-resource settings
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A New Way to Diagnose Deadly Lung Infections and Save Lives

Researchers at UC San Francisco have devised a method to identify pneumonia—using both genetic information and AI—that could curb the overuse of antibiotics
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First Global Guidelines for Pregnancy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Developed

UCSF's Uma Mahadevan, MD, leads international consensus conference, with goal of improving treatment and outcomes for women with IBD and their children
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Combination Hormone Therapy May Delay Cancer Progression

Prostate cancer affects 1 in 8 men and causes 34,000 deaths each year in the US
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Genetic Correction of PSA Levels May Improve Prostate Cancer Detection Accuracy

Inherited genetic determinants can cause normal variations in PSA levels even in the absence of prostate cancer
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Do Lymph Nodes Enhance the Success of Immunotherapy?

New data show leaving lymph nodes intact until after immunotherapy could boost treatment efficacy
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Abortion Ban May Mean Denial of Drugs for Women with MS, Migraine, Epilepsy

Perspective article says new ruling may result in increased risk of deaths, disability
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Genomic Sequencing Is Changing Diagnosis for Patients with Brain Cancer

Study shows aggressive therapy is best for deadly tumor masquerading as lower-grade glioma
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Treating Anal Cancer Precursor Lesions Reduces Cancer Risk for People with HIV

Groundbreaking national clinical trial halted due to therapy’s high success rates
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Common COVID-19 Antibiotic No More Effective than Placebo

Outpatient study found limited effect of azithromycin on progression of disease
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Researchers Improve Fetal Heart Defect Detection Using Machine Learning

Researchers have found a way to double the accuracy of detecting the majority of complex fetal heart defects in utero
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