As Prescribed: Fatty liver disease on the rise among a surprising population

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.  The illness once known as fatty liver disease is on the rise among a surprising population -- children -- and is now es…

As Prescribed: UCSF researchers using app to help patients dealing with dementia

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.  There is not currently any cure or even treatment for the type of early-onset dementia that Bruce Willis and Wendy Will…

As Prescribed: UCSF researchers continue to look for answers to long covid

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.  Two new UCSF studies could pave the way toward understanding some of the mysteries of COVID and might hold a key to exp…

As Prescribed: Another spring, another elongated allergy season

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.  If you have been sniffling and sneezing more often than you are used to, you're not alone. There's a scientific explana…

As Prescribed: UCSF researchers studying health risks of microplastics

Very few of the 80,000 chemicals used commercially in the U.S. are regulated. At the behest of the California legislature, a UCSF researcher is now studying the health risks of microplastics and has some recommendations for how consumers can avoid them.  For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart spoke …

As Prescribed: COVID-19 four years later

This month marks four years since the world stopped because of the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.  For a look back at the biggest changes and challenges from four years ago and predictions for the future of COVID, KCBS Radio’s Patti Reising spoke with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease physi…

As Prescribed: marijuana smoke may be more harmful that previously thought

KCBS Radio, 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.  There seems to be a longstanding belief among pot smokers that marijuana is not just better than tobacco but it's…

As Prescribed: The Healing Power of Music

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, Senio…

As Prescribed: UCSF is leading research on Gould Syndrome, a rare disease

It was around 20 years ago when Doug Gould, a researcher at UCSF discovered what’s now called Gould Syndrome. Now UCSF is launching a first-of-its kind center to treat patients with the condition. For As Prescribed, KCBS Radio's Alice Wertz spoke with Dr. Rachel Vassar, a vascular neurologist at U…

As Prescribed: Study reveals benefits of telehealth abortion access

This summer, U.S. Supreme Court justices are expected to review cases pertaining to the abortion medication mifepristone, which could impact access to abortion via telehealth. As we wait, researchers from UCSF have released findings that telehealth abortions are as safe as in-person abortions. KCB…