The healing power of music, both listening to it and creating it, has been used for decades on American patients. This week the Music Therapy program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is marking its 16th Anniversary. 

For As Prescribed, KCBS' Bret Burkhart spoke with Maya Charlton, Senior music therapist with UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Music Therapy program 

The healing power of music, both listening to it and creating it, has been used for decades on American patients. This week the Music Therapy program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is marking its 16th Anniversary. 
For As Prescribed, KCBS' Bret Burkhart spoke with Maya Charlton, Senior music therapist with UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Music Therapy program

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KCBS Radio in partnership with UCSF presents “As Prescribed,” a weekly conversation with leading medical experts at UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals.

KCBS Radio in partnership with UCSF presents &ldquo;As Prescribed,&rdquo; a weekly conversation with leading medical experts at UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children&rsquo;s Hospitals.

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As Prescribed: The Healing Power of Music

A new groundbreaking study is debunking a previous study from more than two decades ago that changed the way women were treated for menopause. 

Researchers found that younger women starting menopause and experiencing symptoms can take hormone treatments for several years with a lower chance of side effects. 

The recent study is a sign of relief for many women who were told in the past that treatments could increase the chances of encountering other health issues 

For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with Rebecca Thurston, Professor of Psychiatry and Epidemiology and Director of the Women's Bio-behaviorial Health Program at the University of Pittsburg. 

A new groundbreaking study is debunking a previous study from more than two decades ago that changed the way women were treated for menopause. 
Researchers found that younger women starting menopause and experiencing symptoms can take hormone treatments for several years with a lower chance of side effects. 
The recent study is a sign of relief for many women who were told in the past that treatments could increase the chances of encountering other health issues 
For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with Rebecca Thurston, Professor of Psychiatry and Epidemiology and Director of the Women's Bio-behaviorial Health Program at the University of Pittsburg.

New study shatters menopause treatment myth

It is Wildfire Awareness Month in Sonoma County, the first ever declaration made by the county’s Board of Supervisors.

KCBS Radio's Jeffrey Schaub reports from Windsor, firefighters want the public to take notice.

It is Wildfire Awareness Month in Sonoma County, the first ever declaration made by the county’s Board of Supervisors.
KCBS Radio's Jeffrey Schaub reports from Windsor, firefighters want the public to take notice.

May is wildfire awareness month: How you can take preventative action

This year's tradition May Day celebrations are converging with ongoing Gaza protests.

KCBS's Kris Ankarlo reports demonstrators are using the holiday to show solidarity with the Palestinian people.

This year's tradition May Day celebrations are converging with ongoing Gaza protests.
KCBS's Kris Ankarlo reports demonstrators are using the holiday to show solidarity with the Palestinian people.

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