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The Disease Olympics

March 12, 2013
CTSI Director Clay Johnston in Nature Medicine's cover story on the contest between disease-specific lobbyists, also referred to as the "disease olympics."

Advocacy's Power and the Disease Olympics

March 08, 2013
CTSI Director Clay Johnston weighs in for a recent National Geographic story on the rise in advocacy for specific diseases, sometimes called the "disease olympics."

Recipe for Relevance: Blend Digital Health Developers and Clinical Providers

March 06, 2013
Forbes blogger David Shaywitz, MD, PhD, gives his take on "Meeting of the Minds", an innovative event co-sponsored by Rock Health and CTSI.

UC Advances Medical Research Through Trust

March 04, 2013
UCSF and EngageUC lead efforts to further research with remnant biosamples after gaining informed patient consent.

How Much Will I Be Charged at the Emergency Room?

March 04, 2013
UCSF researchers identify giant price swings in patient charges for the 10 most common outpatient conditions in emergency rooms across the country.

SF Board of Supervisors Recognizes IHPS, CTSI, SF HIP

February 28, 2013
As part of recognizing UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) Day, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors also acknowledged the work of CTSI and SF HIP.

CTSI Spotlight: Teresa Moeller

February 28, 2013
The CTSI Spotlight series highlights the faculty and staff who make CTSI's work possible, and provides an important opportunity to learn more about CTSI colleagues.

E-Health Often Unavailable to Lower-Income Patients

February 27, 2013
CTSI supports study finding health care technology inaccessible to lower-income patients.

Tadataka Yamada Offers Lessons From Global Health

February 15, 2013
Presentation includes key insights from a long career in academia, industry and global health.

UCSF Participant Recruitment Service Making Strides

February 13, 2013
By the numbers, 2012 was a big year for PRS, which has supported 28 clinical studies at UCSF.

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