University of California, San Francisco
Coverage of University of California, San Francisco in the Nexus archive.
- Trump health readout leaves key blanks unfilled
President Trump's latest medical checkup at Walter Reed Military Medical Center concluded he is 'in excellent health' and 'fully fit' for duties, but raised unresolved questions about bruising on his hands, swollen ankles, and daytime fatigue. The White House released a delayed three-page memo from physician Sean Barbabella, which cited improved lower leg swelling and a cardiac age younger than his chronological age, yet experts noted gaps in addressing repeated heart scans and sleepiness concerns.
- When should you get a mammogram? Conflicting advice makes it hard to know
Deciding when to get routine mammograms is confusing due to conflicting advice from health groups, with some recommending women begin at age 40 or 45 and others at 50. The American College of Physicians recommends every-other-year mammograms for average-risk women ages 50 to 74. More than 320,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
- Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV
Scientists are exploring the use of CAR-T cell therapy to fight HIV by supercharging patients' immune cells, with two people showing a strong response after receiving the treatment. The therapy involves taking immune cells from a person's blood, genetically engineering them, and infusing them back into the patient. Larger studies are needed to prove the effectiveness of this approach.
- Infectious disease specialist commends U.S. hantavirus response: "Very appropriate"
A flight carrying 18 Americans from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship landed in the US. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist, commended the US response as very appropriate. The incident involves a public health response to the hantavirus outbreak.
- Infectious disease specialist explains why hantavirus isn't the next COVID
At least five U.S. states are monitoring passengers from a cruise ship due to a hantavirus outbreak. Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease specialist, discussed the situation. The outbreak is being closely watched but not expected to be the next COVID.