UCSF Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute

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Building the preeminent foundation of talent and knowledge and bringing together a broad community of innovators to advance computational science in health research, practice, and education in support of improved health for all. bakarinstitute.ucsf.edu

The legacy of Dr. Felix Feng @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social lives on at the Feng Symposium on Prostate Cancer Revolutions. Dr. Jeremiah Wala @danafarber.bsky.social reported on his YIA-funded research @conquercancer.bsky.social "Abundance lymphocytic clusters in untreated high-grade prostate cancer"

Jeremiah Wala, MD, PhD @danafarber.bsky.social
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center@ucsfcancer.bsky.social · last yr.

Kudos to Jeremiah Wala, MD, PhD @danafarber.bsky.social on receiving the first Dr. Felix Feng Endowed Young Investigator Award at #ASCO25. Thank you to @ascocancer.bsky.social and all who made this tribute to our beloved Dr. Feng a reality.

Assessing both genetics & heart disease risk factors may help clinicians predict a patient's likelihood of developing dementia, a study finds. And by focusing on controllable factors, patients can be proactive, rather than just waiting for symptoms, Dr. Kristine Yaffe says. https://ucsfh.org/3M5cuYh

Could This Precision Medicine Approach Help Patients Delay Dementia? - UCSF MedConnection

Combining genetic risk with cardiovascular disease risk factors — such as high LDL cholesterol, obesity, and hypertension — may predict who is more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study...

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Excited to announce 1st paper in new Health Affairs Scholar Series #HAS @Health_Affairs by @TuftsCEVR. For almost 20 years, CEVR has been leader on issues pertaining to value, cost-effectiveness, and risk tradeoffs in health care decisions. Watch for more! academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

The unintended consequences of the inflation reduction act on biosimilar market incentives and Medicare savings

AbstractIntroduction. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) authorizes Medicare price negotiation but includes a “special rule” deferring negotiation for biolo

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