Can knowing when youâ
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View ArticleToday on Your Call: Is lack of sleep a public health issue?
On today's Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the significance of sleep for our mental and physical health. According to the National Sleep Foundation, at least 40 million Americans suffer from...
View ArticleThe costs of multitasking
Americans' habit for talking, texting, and emailing while driving is only getting worse, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Studies show texting while driving makes you 23...
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A note to our listeners and readers: We’ve changed the name of the patient in this story for privacy reasons.It’s a busy Monday morning at the San Francisco Veterans Association Medical Center....
View ArticleToday on Your Call: Is lack of sleep a public health issue?
On today's Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the significance of sleep for our mental and physical health. According to the National Sleep Foundation, at least 40 million Americans suffer from...
View ArticleThe costs of multitasking
Americans' habit for talking, texting, and emailing while driving is only getting worse, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Studies show texting while driving makes you 23...
View ArticleMt. Sutro's eucalyptus trees raise question of how to manage urban forests
On a rare sunny morning on San Francisco’s Mt. Sutro, I went on a hike with Rupa Bose, webmaster of an organization called Save Sutro. Bose lives in the» E-Mail This
View ArticleStudy aims to promote choir singing for healthy aging
Miguel Garcia has tears in his eyes while he’s singing a an old Righteous Brothers tune. This song brings back memories. He’s wearing a red Manchester...
View ArticleCan knowing when you’ll die help you live?
A note to our listeners and readers: Weve changed the name of the patient in this story for privacy reasons. Its a busy Monday morning at the San Francisco Veterans Association Medical Center....
View ArticleToday on Your Call: Is lack of sleep a public health issue?
On todays Your Call, well have a conversation about the significance of sleep for our mental and physical health. According to the National Sleep Foundation, at least 40 million Americans suffer from...
View ArticleThe costs of multitasking
Americans' habit for talking, texting, and emailing while driving is only getting worse , according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Studies show texting while driving makes you...
View ArticleStudy aims to promote choir singing for healthy aging
Miguel Garcia has tears in his eyes while he’s singing a an old Righteous Brothers tune. This song brings back memories. He’s wearing a red Manchester United jersey, navy blue track pants and bright...
View ArticleMt. Sutro's eucalyptus trees raise question of how to manage urban forests
On a rare sunny morning on San Francisco’s Mt. Sutro , I went on a hike with Rupa Bose, webmaster of an organization called Save Sutro . Bose lives in the Forest Knolls neighborhood abutting the...
View ArticleMental health problems are often a consequence—not a cause—of homelessness
UCSF is conducting one of the first ongoing studies on the experience of homelessness among adults over 50. It’s called the Health Outcomes of People Experiencing Homelessness in Older Middle Age, or...
View ArticleAre women prepared for HIV PrEP?
Did you know that you can take a drug to reduce your risk of getting HIV? If you’re a gay man, you’ve probably heard of it. It’s a daily regimen called PrEP , or pre-exposure prophylaxis. Maybe you’ve...
View ArticleIntegrative medicine seeks to mend the mind-body split
Western medicine once shunned alternative treatments like acupuncture, acupressure or the Indian system of Ayurveda . But the field of medicine is now taking them more seriously.
View ArticleYour Call: The Haight Ashbury Free Clinic 50 years later
I n 1967, during a public health meeting at UCSF, Dr. David Smith declared that health care is a right, not a privilege. Shortly thereafter, he opened the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic.
View ArticleCity Visions: Are teen pregnancy prevention programs at risk?
Since 1991, teen pregnancies have declined by 67% in the United States. However, rates remain higher in the US than in other industrialized nations, and teen pregnancies have significant social and...
View ArticleCan knowing when youâ
A note to our listeners and readers: We’ve changed the name of the patient in this story for privacy reasons.It’s a busy Monday morning at the San Francisco Veterans Association Medical Center....
View ArticleToday on Your Call: Is lack of sleep a public health issue?
On today's Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the significance of sleep for our mental and physical health. According to the National Sleep Foundation, at least 40 million Americans suffer from...
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