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Most Psilocybin Trial Volunteers Can Tell They Got the Real Drug, So Psychiatrists Propose a Multidrug Fake

Psilocybin is so easy to spot that most trial volunteers guess correctly. Psychiatrists now propose a placebo built from several approved drugs.

Medical Daily · Oct 16

Clinicians at Some Hospitals Can Now Pull Epic Records into ChatGPT, Raising Questions About Accuracy and Privacy

OpenAI now lets clinicians pull Epic patient records into ChatGPT for Healthcare. What changes for patients, and what questions to ask your doctor?

Medical Daily · Sep 22

UCSF Maps 1,881 Protein Interactions from 100 Autism Risk Genes to Open New Drug Target Routes

UCSF researchers mapped 1,881 protein interactions tied to autism risk genes, publishing in Science. The work is laboratory research, not a treatment.

Medical Daily · Sep 8

Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr, and UCSF Health think healthcare AI has been built all wrong

UCSF Health is teaming up with Kleiner Perkins and Doerr Capital on a new accelerator that puts founders inside one of America's leading health systems before they build.

Fortune · Jul 15

A billionaire family gave $100 million so cancer researchers could stop working in silos

A groundbreaking $200 million initiative, the Weill Cancer Hub West, is uniting Stanford and UCSF to foster unprecedented collaboration in cancer research. This ten-year program, backed by the Weill Family Foundation, aims to break down institutional barriers, encouraging joint projects and shared infrastructure.

The Times of India · Jun 7

'No one knows what they are': Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancy

A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be affected in conditions like preeclampsia.

LiveScience · Apr 8

Trump administration’s embattled FDA vaccine chief departing for the second time

Vinay Prasad to leave in April after decisions involving vaccine reviews and specialty drugs for rare diseases

The Guardian - US · Mar 6

Waymo Robotaxi Delivers Baby Mid-Ride — 'Seconds Old to Many Years Young,' Firm Says

A baby was born inside a Waymo self-driving taxi en route to a UCSF hospital, marking a profound milestone—and a positive PR win—for the firm.

International Business Times UK · Dec 10, 2025

Social worker stabbed to death on hospital ward after warning security shortcomings ‘would get someone killed’

The fatal stabbing at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital has sparked anger and claims previous warnings were not addressed

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025

New study reveals endometriosis affects far more than reproductive health

Researchers in the US found over 600 correlations between the gynaecological condition and other health problems.

Euronews · Aug 1, 2025