UCSF AI News
Texting Helps UCSF Reach More Patients with Needed Care
By Chad Burns on
Using a mix of outreach methods – texts, automated calls, and live phone calls – can improve follow-up care for discharged patients, especially hard-to-reach groups. UCSF Health’s study found this approach significantly boosts engagement and reduces disparities in care, particularly among African American patients.
How Can AI Sentiment Analysis Apply to Complex Medical Diagnoses?
By Chad Burns on
UCSF researchers are studying whether large language models, a type of artificial intelligence (AI), can analyze the clinical notes of multiple physicians and other care providers to improve the diagnosis of complex liver conditions like hepatorenal syndrome (HRS).
UCSF Chancellor Addresses How the Institution Can Ensure Its Continuum
By Lorna Fernandes on
UCSF's Chancellor Hawgood urged transition to a "Second Curve" of innovation, leveraging philanthropy, new infrastructure, and AI to overcome funding challenges and ensure sustained excellence.
This New Tech Helps Parkinson’s Patients Who Have Trouble Walking
By Melinda Krigel on
UCSF researchers used AI to personalize Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's gait problems, leading to meaningful, customized improvements in walking and mobility—a major breakthrough for patients.
Why Does Female Fertility Decline So Fast? The Key Is the Ovary
By Sarah C.P. Williams on
New research shows that the surrounding cells and tissues of the ovary play a crucial role in how eggs mature and how quickly fertility wanes.
If Anti-Seizure Meds Don’t Work for Epilepsy, Can Surgery Help?
By Suzanne Leigh on
Vikram Rao, director of the UCSF Epilepsy Center, discusses why a third of seizure patients don’t respond to medication and the promising new surgical and technological treatments available.
The Future is Robotic Surgery. These Students Get a Front-Row Seat
By Laura López González on
UCSF offers unique opportunities for medical students to gain certification to assist in robotic surgery as part of extensive robotic surgery curriculum.
How UCSF Is Helping African Infectious Disease Researchers Take the Lead
By Victoria Colliver on
UC San Francisco’s Paul Farmer African Initiative for Research (PFAIR) supports African scientists in infectious disease research via mentorship, international collaboration, and sustainable funding.
Why This Video Producer Says ‘Teamwork Makes the Dream Work’
By Eric Brooks on
This is part of our UCSF People series, highlighting employees from across UCSF with diverse roles and backgrounds through a day in their work life. Here we meet Isaac Conway-Stenzel, an ETS senior video producer/director.
Gift Launches $200M Initiative for the Weill Cancer Hub West
By Kristen Bole on
A $100 million matching grant from the Weill Family Foundation is bringing together two leading cancer centers to launch the Weill Cancer Hub West — an innovative collaboration among some of the nation’s most talented scientists that aims to transform cancer research and care in the next decade.