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  • Alcohol labels might soon contain cancer warnings

    Alcohol labels might soon contain cancer warnings
    Jan 14 2025
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Alcohol warning labels are not new. For years, they have warned about the dangers for pregnant women and those who operate heavy machinery. But, the US Surgeon General is now calling for cancer warnings on those alcohol labels. For more, KCBS' Bret Burkhart spoke with Dr. Robert Hiatt, UCSF Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and the Associate Director for Population Sciences at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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    8 min
  • Norovirus is circulating around the country

    Norovirus is circulating around the country
    Jan 7 2025
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Severe outbreaks are leading to surging cases of the Norovirus in the United States and the Bay Area. The highly contagious illness has reached significant levels for the first time in over a decade. For more, KCBS' Patti Reising spoke with Dr. Peter Chin Hong, Infectious disease physician with UCSF Health.
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    8 min
  • UCSF's new clinic: The Neurology Complex Diagnosis Clinic

    UCSF's new clinic: The Neurology Complex Diagnosis Clinic
    Dec 31 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health, presents As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Diagnosing a neurological condition can be difficult, putting patients through a range of mental and physical difficulties. A new clinic at UCSF is hoping to make it easier for patients to navigate the system. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Bret Burkhart spoke with Dr. Maggie Waung, Neurologist and director of the Neurology Complex Diagnosis Clinic at UCSF Health.
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    9 min
  • Innovative program builds community for families struggling postpartum

    Innovative program builds community for families struggling postpartum
    Dec 24 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Welcoming a new child should be filled with joy and excitement, but there are times when those emotions are replaced by concern and despair. It's the reason Kathleen Chinelli, a Registered Nurse with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, started an innovative program called "Hearts at Home," creating a community of families and medical staff going through similar struggles so they don't feel so alone in their challenge. KCBS Radio news anchor Bret Burkhart spoke with her about the program.
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    9 min
  • How does vaping really compare to cigarettes?

    How does vaping really compare to cigarettes?
    Dec 17 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Originally, E-cigarettes were promoted as a way for smokers to quit using tobacco. But research has shown vaping can now be just as dangerous as a traditional cigarette. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Patti Reising spoke with Dr. Pamela Ling, director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education.
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    8 min
  • A look into UCSF's Asian Liver Health Center

    A look into UCSF's Asian Liver Health Center
    Dec 10 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health, presents As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Asian Americans experience disproportionately high rates of hepatitis B infection, a leading risk factor for cirrhosis and liver cancer. UCSF has now launched the Asian Liver Health Center to help provide care. For more KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott spoke with Dr. Elizabeth Zheng, co-director of the UCSF Asian Liver Health Center.
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    8 min
  • Too much screen time is linked with poor heart health

    Too much screen time is linked with poor heart health
    Dec 3 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health, presents As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. We already know that too much screen time is bad for young adults when it comes to socialization. But there are some long term health effects as well. For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart spoke with Dr. Jason Nagata, Adolescent Medicine Specialist at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals.
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    9 min
  • Early screening can catch this leading cause of cancer-deaths

    Early screening can catch this leading cause of cancer-deaths
    Nov 26 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. But a new study finds only 20 percent of eligible patients are getting screened. KCBS Anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Dr. Johannes Kratz, thoracic cancer surgeon and medical director of robotic surgery at UCSF Health.
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    8 min