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California Gets to Know Its New Governor

Andrew Bindman appears as a guest on KCBS In Depth. This week in California politics kicked off with the inauguration of the state’s new governor, Gavin Newsom. And as the week progressed Newsom has been laying out his priorities with a series of appearances and releases culminating in a near two-...

Food Industry Mimics Big Tobacco to Suppress Science and Shape Public Opinion

The Industry Documents archive is a searchable, open-access repository of internal memos, consulting notes, and public relations and research funding strategies. Some of the documents came from individuals, including university-based consultants who donated their files to university archivists....

Unveiling the New UCSF Food Industry Documents Archive

The UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the UCSF Industry Documents Library are excited to announce the unveiling of the New UCSF Food Industry Documents Archive. The event, held on November 15, 2018 featured a stellar lineup of speakers including Marion Nestle, Stan Glantz,...

Is Professionalism Still Possible?

Christine K. Cassel MD, MACP Presidential Chair Visiting Professor, Department of Medicine University of California at San Francisco View Lecture: https://lecture.ucsf.edu/ets/Play/f4884a8a8acf49caa4294a63fccd45451d Widely accepted concepts of professionalism standards for physicians include...

More mothers breastfeeding after California passed paid leave law, study finds

California saw an increase in breastfeeding mothers after passing a 2004 law to provide partially paid leave to new parents, according to a new study from UC San Francisco. The study by Dr. Rita Hamad, professor of health policy at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, and...