A tremendous thank you to the Honorable Robert L. Santos for delivering our 2026 Chancellor’s Health Policy Lecture yesterday in addition to spending the day with our faculty and UCSF National Clinician Scholars Program fellows.

Please join us tomorrow, February 11, from 12:00–1:00 PM for our annual Chancellor’s Health Policy Lecture, “The Real Challenge Facing Researchers Is… Us!” a fireside chat with The Honorable Robert L. Santos.

Join UCSF IHPS and The Lundberg Institute on March 9, online or in-person, as Robert Hiatt, MD, PhD gives a @cwclub.bsky.social talk, What Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mean for the Health Sciences, and Why Big Data Needs Them All www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

UCSF IHPS's Laura Schmidt joins Flora Lichtman. What might ultraprocessed food be doing to our health & what steps policymakers could take to help us eat less of them? Should Ultraprocessed Foods Be Off The Menu? www.sciencefriday.com/segments/usd...

Congratulations to UCSF IHPS faculty Melanie Molina, MD, MAS who received a 2026 JAMA Editorial Fellowship. Her research focuses on using electronic health record-based interventions to address social and behavioral needs in the emergency department. #JAMA media.jamanetwork.com/announcement...

When CA State Legislature needs advice on the most current health policy issues UCSF IHPS provides hands-on support w/the latest research & clinical expertise. Thanks to our faculty who presented at our annual health policy symposium in the State Capitol this week! #healthpolicy

UCSF IHPS faculty, Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS, in The Atlantic: Mini-marts such as 7-Eleven and Sheetz “have an outsized role in our food system because they are the only food access point in many neighborhoods." www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

New work by UCSF IHPS faculty member Sarah Garrett, PhD: “Shifting the Culture and the Way That We Practice”: Perinatal Clinicians' Cognitive, Behavioral, and Team‐Level Changes Following Equity‐Focused Interventions onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ucsf.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10....

Stress matters now for kids, before they demonstrate visible harm finds the most comprehensive review to date by UCSF IHPS faculty Nicole Bush & colleagues. Trauma or Toxic? A Deep Dive into the Impact of Stress on Kids’ Health www.ucsf.edu/news/2026/01...

The IHPS + IMPACT Policy Skills Series will hold its next session tomorrow, 1/14/26 from 12:00pm-1:00pm with Sarah Roberts, DrPH. Please feel free to reach out to Beth Thew at [email protected] for the Zoom link. We hope to see many of you present virtually!

New work by UCSF IHPS faculty Alissa Bernstein Sideman ‘It keeps your body strong, your muscles strong, your brain strong:’ perceptions about the role of physical activity and nutrition in brain health among middle-aged Latinos www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Help kids resist the "addictive qualities" of phones at school urges UCSF IHPS faculty, Jason Nagata www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...

Please join us tomorrow, January 7, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for our IHPS Health Policy Grand Rounds with Kitt Carpenter, PhD.

UCSF IHPS faculty, Anil Makam, on new WHO guidelines - "GLP-1 medications are the first truly effective class of drugs we’ve ever had to treat obesity,” Makam added the WHO guidelines may have actually undersold the benefits of these weight loss drugs. www.healthline.com/health-news/...

"Anytime I see public actors like the city of San Francisco or state level attorneys interested in litigation, I'm encouraged, because that's how we got the attention of the tobacco companies back in the 1990s," -UCSF IHPS faculty, Laura Schmidt www.advisory.com/daily-briefi...

UCSF IHPS faculty, Janet Coffman, on the impact to nurses of the proposed changes in professional degree categories and loan limits. Trump administration proposes to exclude education, social work, nursing from professional degrees www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...

UCSF IHPS faculty Renee Hsia in @thenyt.bsky.social. When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest #HealthcareCuts #HealthCoverage #AccesstoCare #Medicaid www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...

UCSF IHPS faculty Tracey Woodruff testifies at hearing. Senate hearing exposes divide over chemical safety law www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/tsca...

Trainings & other schoolwide awareness campaigns = awareness of the importance & acceptability of talking about mental health problems. UCSF IHPS's Sara Geierstanger in Evanston’s Mental Health First Aid training helps residents support one another in crisis dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/12/c...

Please join us tomorrow, December 3, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for our IHPS Health Policy Grand Rounds with Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH, & Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS.

The IHPS + IMPACT Policy Skills Series will hold its next session of the academic year this Wednesday, 11/12, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM with a talk on The California State Budget from Scott Ogus. Please feel free to reach out to Beth Thew at [email protected] for the Zoom link.

"It raises concerns about potentially untreated pain for individuals who are in need of pain medications,” UCSF IHPS's Ulrike Muench. Have efforts to curb opioids left nursing home residents in pain? UCSF study raises concerns via @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/health/aging...

Congratulations to UCSF IHPS's Lauren Hunt, who will receive the 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services & Aging Research, given to a health services researcher who's made important contributions that will be highly influential in shaping practice & research.

UCSF IHPS faculty Tingting Yao, @joannespetz.bsky.social & colleagues new study results: People who smoke both tobacco and cannabis are more sensitive to paying more for cigarettes than those who just smoke cigarettes. www.miragenews.com/dual-smokers...

Please join us tomorrow, November 5, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for our IHPS Health Policy Grand Rounds with Katrina Kimport, PhD.

Congratulations to UCSF IHPS faculty member Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, who was elected to the National Academy of Medicine! nam.edu/news-and-ins...

“They don’t have as much wiggle room as one might think when you look at how large their operating revenue and expenses are" -UCSF IHPS Director @joannespetz.bsky.social in @kqednews.kqed.org on Kaiser strike. www.kqed.org/news/1206028...

New in Clinical Ophthalmology: Patient Perspectives and Concerns Regarding Cataract Surgery and Cataract Surgery Sedation: A Qualitative Study - Molina et al. Spotlighting IHPS Faculty: Dr. Catherine L. Chen

UCSF IHPS faculty, Marissa Boeck, one of the people who started the pilot program shares her thoughts on the groundbreaking initiative. SF pilot program is 1st in the nation to provide surgical care for the unhoused. abc7news.com/post/project...

What drives adequate depression treatment among U.S. adolescents? Lee et al. explore key need factors in Psychiatric Services, featuring IHPS faculty: Chuan Mei Lee, MD, MA; Naomi Bardach, MD; and Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS.

The IHPS + IMPACT Policy Skills Series will hold its next session tomorrow, 10/8, from 12-1 pm. Please feel free to reach out to Beth Thew at [email protected] for the Zoom link. We hope to see many of you present virtually!

New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in the Journal of Eating Disorders! Weight #discrimination associated with #eatingdisorder symptoms one year later 🔗 tinyurl.com/mjrzemuu @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @barnhartwr.bsky.social

New @annalsofem.bsky.social study: Does Exposure to Certified Stroke Centers Affect All Communities Equitably? Stroke Patient Outcomes by Community Socioeconomic Status - Shen et al. Spotlighting IHPS Faculty: Dr. Renee Hsia

Please join us virtually tomorrow, October 1, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for our IHPS Health Policy Grand Rounds with Melinda Buntin, PhD.

How can comprehensive sexual health education be effectively replicated in rural Latino communities? Berglas et al. examine curriculum implementation in underserved areas in Journal of School Health, featuring IHPS faculty member Mara Decker, DrPH.

A new study in @contraceptionjl.bsky.social by UCSF IHPS's Sophie Morse, PhD, MPP; Jen Yarger, PhD; and Cynthia Harper, PhD, examines how intimate partner violence contributes to delays in contraceptive access among young people in California and Texas. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

UCSF IHPS Director @joannespetz.bsky.social speaks to @newsweek.com about rising financial pressure on health care employers. America’s Health Care Time Bomb www.newsweek.com/america-heal...

New in Circulation: IHPS Faculty Salomeh Keyhani, MD, & Beth Cohen, MD, MA, examine the link between cannabis use & cardiovascular events in veterans with coronary artery disease. www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

UCSF IHPS’s Marissa Boeck, MD, MPH, and Hemal Kanzaria, MD, contribute to the success of Project REACH, a pilot drop-in clinic at ZSFG supporting unhoused patients like Lonnie Pool. @abc7.bsky.social abc7news.com/post/project...

How are statewide policies impacting youth tobacco use? Chaffee et al. explore flavored product use among California teens before and after the flavor ban. Spotlighting IHPS faculty: Benjamin Chaffee, DDS, MPH, PhD Stuart Gansky, MS, DrPH Kristin Hoeft, PhD, MPH

Please join us virtually today Wednesday, September 3, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for our IHPS Health Policy Grand Rounds with Dylan Roby, PhD.

UCSF IHPS faculty, Julie Ann Sosa, discusses guidelines for low-risk thyroid cancer. Evolving Surgical Strategies in Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer: @oncologytimes.bsky.social journals.lww.com/oncology-tim...

UCSF IHPS faculty Tracey Woodruff in @pbs.org New study highlights ‘grave, growing’ danger of plastic pollution to world’s health www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

How can digital media shape the future of medical education? C. Glatz et al. share insights from a digital media fellowship in @jhospmedicine.bsky.social. Spotlighting IHPS faculty Charlie Wray, DO, MS.

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Pediatrics Reports! Potential benefits of #SocialMedia use and how to balance them 🔗 tinyurl.com/smhealthbene... @smahrteam.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

How does hypertension care differ for men and women in U.S. outpatient settings? Hargrave-Bouagnon et al. take a closer look in @journalgim.bsky.social . Spotlighting IHPS faculty Anita Hargrave-Bouagnon, MD, MAS, and Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS.

New work from UCSF IHPS faculty and staff: Direct-Entry Midwife Education, Practice, and Patients in California - Joanne Spetz, Kim Q. Dau, Amy Quan, Timothy Bates, Rosalind DeLisser, Ulrike Muench, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In @agsjournal.bsky.social, IHPS faculty James Deardorff, MD, John Boscardin, PhD, and Mike Steinman, MD, co-author a study examining the role of wealth, comorbidities, and caregivers in medication use among people with dementia.

UCSF IHPS faculty, Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS, in @nytimes.com. Should Food Stamps Pay for Soda? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...

UCSF IHPS faculty, Renee Hsia, study in @jamanetworkopen.com: Black and White stroke patients treated side-by-side in the same certified hospital. Only White patients saw gains in treatment after certification. We need more than access—we need action. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...