When the Longevity Revolution Hits Your Town: A Gray Wave Hits Home
Changes in cities over the next two decades will be driven by the "longevity revolution" as the ranks of US adults over 60 soar and many more lifespans stretch past the century mark. While these...
View ArticleStudy to examine HIV infection among gay black men
A new, national study on HIV infection will look at San Francisco's gay black male community's level of participation in HIV intervention measures – including testing, counseling and other health and...
View ArticleCity College students struggle to break into biotech firms
With his ponytail and goatee, Kiel Copeland looks like your average lab geek almost as much as TV’s gleaming “CSI” laboratory resembles one in real life. Then again, he never aimed to be a lab nerd....
View ArticleThe race is on for the killer health app at UCSF
In the future, you might not need to go to a doctor for follow up visits even if you suffer from a chronic disease. You could connect devices like blood pressure or glucose meters to your phone or...
View ArticleBay Area nonprofit helps develop affordable medicines for Third World patients
A South San Francisco nonprofit drug development organization, OneWorld Health, is shattering the conventional profit-generating model of pharmaceutical companies by using a social enterprise approach...
View ArticleHow Homelessness Can Compromise Mental Health
Part of a special report on homelessness and mental health in San Francisco, in the fall 2014 print edition. Stories rolling out online throughout the fall.Update 12/9/2014: For more on this topic,...
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Diabetes, Obesity Drain S.F. Economy Even More Than ‘Soda Tax’ Backers Proclaim
The overall economic impact of obesity and diabetes in San Francisco may be close to $1 billion a year, city researchers have found. But Proposition V, which proposes to tax distributors of sugary...
View ArticleStudy: Health, Economic Benefits Emerging From Mexico’s ‘Soda Tax’
A Mexican tax on sugary beverages has reduced consumption since 2014, and as a result is projected to help cut rates of diabetes, improve overall health and bring other indirect cost savings, according...
View ArticleWhen the Longevity Revolution Hits Your Town: A Gray Wave Hits Home
Changes in cities over the next two decades will be driven by the "longevity revolution" as the ranks of US adults over 60 soar and many more lifespans stretch past the century mark. While these...
View ArticleStudy to examine HIV infection among gay black men
A new, national study on HIV infection will look at San Francisco's gay black male community's level of participation in HIV intervention measures – including testing, counseling and other health and...
View ArticleCity College students struggle to break into biotech firms
With his ponytail and goatee, Kiel Copeland looks like your average lab geek almost as much as TV’s gleaming “CSI” laboratory resembles one in real life. Then again, he never aimed to be a lab nerd....
View ArticleThe race is on for the killer health app at UCSF
In the future, you might not need to go to a doctor for follow up visits even if you suffer from a chronic disease. You could connect devices like blood pressure or glucose meters to your phone or...
View ArticleBay Area nonprofit helps develop affordable medicines for Third World patients
A South San Francisco nonprofit drug development organization, OneWorld Health, is shattering the conventional profit-generating model of pharmaceutical companies by using a social enterprise approach...
View ArticleHow Homelessness Can Compromise Mental Health
Part of a special report on homelessness and mental health in San Francisco, in the fall 2014 print edition. Stories rolling out online throughout the fall.Update 12/9/2014: For more on this topic,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Diabetes, Obesity Drain S.F. Economy Even More Than ‘Soda Tax’ Backers Proclaim
The overall economic impact of obesity and diabetes in San Francisco may be close to $1 billion a year, city researchers have found. But Proposition V, which proposes to tax distributors of sugary...
View ArticleStudy: Health, Economic Benefits Emerging From Mexico’s ‘Soda Tax’
A Mexican tax on sugary beverages has reduced consumption since 2014, and as a result is projected to help cut rates of diabetes, improve overall health and bring other indirect cost savings, according...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Counting the City’s Homeless: A First-Hand Account From the Streets
Point-in-Time counts rely on volunteers’ perceptions of homelessness. As such, the surveys are prone to error.O n a chilly night in late January, more than 80 volunteers departed the basketball court...
View ArticleA Critique of S.F. Media Coverage of Homelessness
Sylvie Sturm is a journalist and a recent graduate of San Francisco State University. For a research project, she compiled and analyzed hundreds of articles and columns published in the San Francisco...
View ArticleCalifornia Voters to Weigh Billions in Funding for Stem Cell Research, Again
In 2004, state voters approved a $3 billion bond to fund stem cell research. A bigger ask, for $5.5 billion, is coming in 2020. “Civic” sat down with Kevin McCormack, senior director for public...
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