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San Francisco detects first known U.S. omicron case
National and local health officials confirmed Wednesday that the first U.S. case of the omicron coronavirus variant was detected in San Francisco resident. Local public health officials and Dr....Read More
City, UCSF partnership aims to attract youth to mental health professions
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the University of California San Francisco on Tuesday announced a new paid-work training program for teens and young adults interested in mental and...Read More
San Francisco to adopt state’s June 15 reopening guidelines
San Francisco will align with California’s June 15 reopening guidelines, city officials said during a virtual meeting addressing local businesses Wednesday. The City’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Susan Philip,...Read More
San Francisco opens Mission District vaccination site
San Francisco officials and the community Monday celebrated the soft opening of a Covid-19 vaccination site in the Mission District. The area is among those hardest hit by the...Read More
SF sets goal to vaccinate 900,000 people by end of June
Public health officials said Wednesday at a Board of Supervisors committee hearing that they have set a goal to vaccinate the more than 900,000 people who live and work...Read More
Despite limited dose supply, SF plans three large-scale vaccination sites
San Francisco plans to open three large-scale Covid-19 vaccination sites, officials announced Friday. Mayor London Breed said the sites will be located at the City College of San Francisco’s...Read More
UCSF agrees to community benefits package with $20 million to transit ahead of hospital development
The University of California at San Francisco announced Monday it is entering into an agreement with the city of San Francisco to roll out a community benefits package to...Read More
Experts warn Covid-19 outbreaks unavoidable as schools reopen
As schools inch closer to reopening campuses in some parts of California, medical experts are warning that the spread of the coronavirus will be inevitable and schools need to...Read More
Twenty-one UCSF doctors, nurses head out to treat Navajo Nation patients
A group of physicians and nurses at University of California San Francisco traveled to Arizona and New Mexico to treat members of the Navajo Nation who have contracted the...Read More
UCSF grad students, postdocs distribute free hand sanitizer
The group is working with Project Level, a music-based after-school program for members of the community living in public housing.Read More
Bay Area coronavirus update: Likely ‘outbreak’ locks down Laguna Honda, San Mateo closes parks
Laguna Honda Hospital has been hit with Covid-19 after six staff members and one patient were infected.Read More
Bay Area coronavirus update: SF needs more hospital beds, East Bay closes parks
San Francisco officials gave a stark warning that The City's health care system could be overburdened.Read More
Officials cut the ribbon on new UCSF/Chase Center Muni platform
With a little less than a month to go before the Chase Center officially opens its doors, San Francisco and Golden State Warriors’ officials cut the ribbon Tuesday morning...Read More
UC hospital workers stage one-day statewide strike
A one-day strike by nearly 40,000 University of California hospital workers has the potential to disrupt normal operations.Read More
UC strike hits 10 campuses, UCSF hospitals
Workers across the University of California system began a three-day strike this morning, which is likely to affect patients of the University of California at San Francisco, campus officials...Read More
Flame retardants targeted for SF ban
San Francisco is a step closer in banning the sales of upholstery furniture and children’s products with flame retardant chemicals.Read More
UCSF doctor found dead along hiking trail
A hiker who found dead off a Mount Tamalpais trail has been identified as University of California at San Francisco doctor Julian Thomas Parer.Read More
Three of Frisco 5 released from hospital
Three of five people who held a hunger strike to protest recent fatal police shootings in San Francisco have been released from University of California at San Francisco Hospital.Read More
$185M donation at UCSF to help launch new Neuroscience institute
University of California at San Francisco has received its largest single donation ever and will use to construct a new research institute dedicated to neuroscience, university officials said Tuesday.Read More
Stanford names Tessier-Lavigne as next president
Former Stanford University faculty member Marc Tessier-Lavigne has been appointed to become the college's next president starting in September.Read More