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As Prescribed

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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.
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  • Early screening can catch this leading cause of cancer-deaths

    Early screening can catch this leading cause of cancer-deaths
    Nov 26 2024
    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. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. But a new study finds only 20 percent of eligible patients are getting screened. KCBS Anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Dr. Johannes Kratz, thoracic cancer surgeon and medical director of robotic surgery at UCSF Health.
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    8 mins
  • What you can do to fend from the whopping cough case spike

    What you can do to fend from the whopping cough case spike
    Nov 19 2024
    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. After a pandemic lull, whooping cough, or pertussis, is making a forceful return to the Bay Area. Health officials are sounding the alarm, urging residents to protect themselves and others by making sure their vaccinations are up-to-date. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Bret Burkhart spoke with Dr. George Rutherford, Professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at UCSF.
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    9 mins
  • Post-election stress looms—how can you cope?

    Post-election stress looms—how can you cope?
    Nov 12 2024
    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 election has come and gone but for many, the stress from it, is still with us. It is important to deal with the emotions that accompany that stress to help you move forward. For more KCBS Radio's News Anchor Patti Reising spoke with Dr. Elissa Epel, Psychiatry professor UC San Francisco and Author of "The Stress Prescription: 7 Days to More Joy and Ease." andersdahl65 / Getty Images
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    9 mins

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