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COVID-19 UCSF Media and News Coverage

UCSF researchers and investigators are frequently cited during the course of this emerging pandemic. Explore the coverage below, from latest to oldest.

 

  • MAY 5, 2020: Dr. Satish Pillai highlights need for comprehensive clinical study database to enroll representative sample of patients [1]. (VICE)
  • MAY 3, 2020: Dr. Jahan Fahimi warns of early celebrations as state reopens, saying we are still dodging a surge [2]. (ABC News)
  • MAY 3, 2020: UCSF Innovative Genomics Institute works with UCB teams using robots to expedite COVID-19 testing [3]. (Daily Californian)
  • APRIL 30, 2020: UCSF team identifies two classes of drugs and compounds that work to block novel coronavirus [4]. (SF Chronicle)
  • APRIL 29, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford discusses importance of gathering diverse data to learn granular information about the pandemic [5]. (East Bay Times)
  • APRIL 23, 2020: UCSF led Town Hall discusses COVID19 for those living with HIV: recording of the session here [6], and slides are available to review here. [7]
  • APRIL 23, 2020: Number of lives saved from early shutdown in SF significant, says Dr. George Rutherford [8]. (SF Gate)
  • APRIL 18, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford sheds light on the meaning of Santa Clara antibody study [9]. (SF Gate)
  • APRIL 17, 2020: UCSF launches testing for all 58 departments of public health in California [10]. (KRON)
  • APRIL 17, 2020: UCSF teams begin producing hand sanitizer for incarcerated and transitionally housed individuals [11]. (UCSF News)
  • APRIL 16, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford highlights the speed with which COVID19 is advancing discovery [12]. (The Hill)
  • APRIL 14, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford explains the importance of contact tracing and what it means during this pandemic [13]. (Digital Trends)
  • APRIL 14, 2020: Drs. Niraj Sehgal and Bob Wachter cite 49ers SuperBowl as helping to stall the spread of infections [14]. (Wall Street Journal)
  • APRIL 13, 2020: Dr. Warner Greene discusses the balance of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID19 [15]. (MedPage Today)
  • APRIL 9, 2020: Dr. Kara Lynch explains the development of the UCSF antibody test [16]. (KGO)
  • APRIL 9, 2020: Dr. Jahan Fahimi answers the public's most recent questions about COVID [17]. (KCBS)
  • APRIL 8, 2020: Dr. Bob Wachter highlights the early action of California in slowing the spread [18]. (KRON)
  • APRIL 8, 2020: Dr. Mike Busch, of UCSF and Vitalant, explains what a serosurvey is how it can help [19]. (Newsweek)
  • APRIL 7, 2002: Serosurveys, plasma donations, antibodies, and more - Dr. Mike Busch discusses unprecedented national blood surveys [20]. (Science)
  • APRIL 6, 2020: Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo introduces the UCSF Health Atlas Coronavirus Tracker covering the virus' spread in the Bay Area [21]. (LA Times)
  • APRIL 3, 2020: Dr. Paul Volberding weighs in on the FDA relaxing restrictions on blood donations for men who have sex with men [22]. (VICE)
  • APRIL 1, 2020: Multiple UCSF clinicians and researchers speak to the aggressive social distancing orders aiding in the Bay Area's numbers [23]. (Washington Post)
  • APRIL 1, 2020: Dr. Bob Wachter speaks to when the country can return to some sense of normalcy, and containing a pandemic [24]. (NY Times)
  • MARCH 31, 2020: Drs. Mike Busch and George Rutherford address how antibody tests are essential to understanding the pandemic [25]. (SF Chronicle)
  • MARCH 31, 2020: Dr. Jahan Fahimi tells CNN about the Bay Area's cautious optimism [26]. (CNN)
  • MARCH 31, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford talks about the Bay Area progress towards flattening the curve [27]. (KCBS)
  • MARCH 27, 2020: Drs. Molly Cooke and George Rutherford address the ethics of elective surgery in the time of a pandemic [28]. (The Daily Beast)
  • MARCH 23, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford offers an update after a week of sheltering in place [29]. (KSRO)
  • MARCH 21, 2020: Dr. Paul Volberding discusses immunocompromised patients and COVID-19 [30]. (NPR)
  • MARCH 20, 2020: UCSF Department of Surgery Grand Rounds dedicated to COVID-19 [31]. (UCSF)
  • MARCH 20, 2020: UCSF Department of Medicine Grand Rounds dedicated to COVID-19 [32]. (UCSF)
  • MARCH 19, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford questions some projections of COVID-19 spread [33]. (KCBS)
  • MARCH 19, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford stresses issue of test refusal reseeding communities [34]. (SFist)
  • MARCH 19, 2020: Dr. Matt Spinelli addresses COVID-19 for those living with HIV [35]. (MedPage Today)
  • MARCH 18, 2020: Drs. Jeff Martin and George Rutherford discuss social distancing and prevention measures [36]. (KRON)
  • MARCH 16, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford explains what shelter-in-place for Bay Area counties means [37]. (LA Times)
  • MARCH 16, 2020: Dr. Paul Volberding talks to Healio about COVID-19 for those living with cancer [38]. (Healio)
  • MARCH 16, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford address social distancing and business closures [39]. (KQED Forum)
  • MARCH 16, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford advises on steps to take to curb COVID-19 spread [40]. (KGO)
  • MARCH 13, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford helps individuals assess COVID-19 versus cold likelihood [41]. (My San Antonio)
  • MARCH 13, 2020: Cruise ship COVID-19 cases have genetic link to Seattle, says Dr. Charles Chiu [42]. (Mercury News)
  • MARCH 11, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford speaks to Bay Area preparedness for the spread of COVID-19 [43]. (KQED Forum)
  • MARCH 10, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford addresses isolation efforts in the Bay Area [44]. (SF Chronicle)
  • MARCH 7, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford answers questions about case fatality for COVID-19 [45]. (Seattle Times)
  • MARCH 7, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford explains why the COVID-19 mortality rate keeps rising [46]. (LA Times)
  • FEBRUARY 24, 2020: Dr. Charles Chiu details insurance coverage for his COVID-19 diagnostic test [47]. (NY Times)
  • FEBRUARY 23, 2020: Dr. Chiu warns of early action needed to stem the spread of COVID-19 [48]. (The Street)
  • FEBRUARY 13, 2020: Dr. Melanie Ott and Charles Chiu host a FAQ about COVID-19 [49]. (Gladstone)
  • FEBRUARY 13, 2020: Dr. Charles Chiu explains what the novel coronavirus is, and how it progresses and spreads [50]. (UCSF)
  • FEBRUARY 6, 2020: Dr. Charles Chiu test further detailed [51]. (KTVU)
  • FEBRUARY 5, 2020: Dr. George Rutherford details the rapidly changing landscape of COVID-19 [52]. (SF Chronicle)
  • JANUARY 30, 2020: Dr. Charles Chiu's diagnostic test explained [53]. (SF Chronicle)
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[2] https://abc7news.com/coronavirus-ucsf-bay-area-when-will-reopen-ca/6148371/
[3] https://www.dailycal.org/2020/05/03/uc-berkeley-ucsf-researchers-use-robotics-to-expedite-covid-19-testing/
[4] https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/New-UCSF-study-finds-potential-drugs-for-treating-15235804.php
[5] https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/04/29/coronavirus-these-numbers-will-help-guide-the-bay-areas-re-opening/
[6] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d3lQENCbEwFVVRszs5g9fUVxeVpIdIiM/view
[7] https://drive.google.com/file/d/10fBcPef3EUkzWyrA9Mu3hs3UCjWiAYcr/view
[8] https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/UCSF-doctor-does-math-on-how-many-lives-SF-15218817.php?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=briefing&utm_campaign=sfg_thedaily&stn=nf
[9] https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Santa-Clara-antibody-test-study-Stanford-COVID-19-15210149.php#
[10] https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/ucsf-offers-free-covid-19-testing-to-all-58-california-counties/
[11] https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/04/417186/ucsf-team-scientists-produces-distributes-hand-sanitizer-bay-areas-incarcerated
[12] https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/493154-scientists-learning-about-coronavirus-at-unprecedented
[13] https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/coronavirus-apple-google-contact-tracing/
[14] https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-49ers-lost-the-super-bowl-and-may-have-saved-lives-11586858401
[15] https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/85934
[16] https://abc7news.com/science/exclusive-sf-lab-expects-to-start-antibody-testing-for-covid-19-next-week/6091670/
[17] https://kcbsradio.radio.com/media/audio-channel/ask-an-expert-dr-jahan-fahimi-director-of-ucsf-emergency-medicine
[18] https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/ucsf-doctor-says-californias-early-action-against-covid-19-saved-thousands-of-lives/
[19] https://www.newsweek.com/what-serosurvey-blood-americans-sought-reveal-true-scale-nations-covid-19-epidemic-1496855
[20] https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/unprecedented-nationwide-blood-studies-seek-track-us-coronavirus-spread#
[21] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-06/coronavirus-fight-la-times-releases-its-california-cases-database
[22] https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7ej7x/the-fda-relaxed-its-gay-and-bi-blood-donor-rule-its-still-archaic
[23] http://healthatlas.ucsf.edu/?active=covid_cases&covid=2020-04-05&geography=counties&tracts=
[24] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/us/coronavirus-california-new-york-testing.html
[25] https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/Bay-Area-researchers-in-race-to-develop-15167534.php
[26] https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/us/california-shelter-in-place-effects/index.html
[27] https://kcbsradio.radio.com/media/audio-channel/coronavirus-update-with-infectious-disease-specialist-at-ucsf
[28] https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-are-mlb-stars-getting-elective-surgery-during-coronavirus-pandemic
[29] https://www.ksro.com/2020/03/23/interview-dr-george-rutherford/
[30] https://www.npr.org/2020/03/21/819124774/how-people-with-weakened-immune-systems-are-navigating-the-coronavirus
[31] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UafK-4vMr8M
[32] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-BzEve46Y
[33] https://q102sf.radio.com/articles/ucsf-professor-george-rutherford-doubts-coronavirus-numbers
[34] https://sfist.com/2020/03/19/many-grand-princess-passengers-refused-covid-19-tests/
[35] https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/85519
[36] https://www.kron4.com/health/coronavirus/social-distancing-what-to-do-to-slow-down-coronavirus-outbreak/
[37] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-16/nine-san-francisco-bay-area-counties-ordered-to-shelter-in-place
[38] https://www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/practice-management/news/online/%7Bdbf76fca-5777-4c45-b5ff-0f09f6cc0540%7D/covid-19-and-cancer
[39] https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101876425/governor-newsom-calls-for-bar-closures-home-isolation-for-elderly
[40] https://omny.fm/shows/the-morning-show-with-nikki-medoro/ucsfs-infectious-disease-and-epidemiology-director
[41] https://www.mysanantonio.com/bayarea/article/CDC-cold-flu-coronavirus-graphic-allergies-15119940.php
[42] https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-tracing-grand-princess-outbreak-gene-detectives-see-link-to-seattle-case/
[43] https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101876337/how-prepared-is-the-bay-areas-healthcare-system-to-deal-with-coronavirus-spread
[44] https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Coronavirus-isolation-tactics-are-ramping-up-in-15118352.php
[45] https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/what-is-the-fatality-rate-for-the-new-coronavirus-and-why-does-it-keep-changing/
[46] https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-03-07/why-the-coronavirus-fatality-rate-keeps-changing
[47] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/health/genomic-diagnostic-tests.html
[48] https://www.thestreet.com/latest-news/coming-weeks-critical-in-spread-of-coronavirus
[49] https://gladstone.org/news/two-virologists-answer-your-faqs-about-coronavirus
[50] https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/02/416671/how-new-coronavirus-spreads-and-progresses-and-why-one-test-may-not-be-enough
[51] https://www.ktvu.com/news/bay-area-infectious-disease-specialist-develops-coronavirus-test-with-rapid-results
[52] https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Spreading-rapidly-and-changing-daily-coronavirus-15018464.php
[53] https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Coronavirus-UCSF-expert-working-on-quicker-15014490.php