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UC San Francisco (Video) episodes

August 07, 2019 Eating Carbohydrates The Sugar and Insulin Dynamic
Insulin is necessary to utilize the energy we obtain from carbohydrates. Diabetes is characterized by a relative or absolute lack of insulin production. Dr. Sarah Kim explores the way the body digests carbohydrates and its effect on the pancreas and blood sugar levels.
Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35069]
4 min
August 05, 2019 Myeloma and Kidney Transplantation - UCSF Kidney Transplant Program Update in Transplantation 2019
Allison Webber, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Connie Frank Transplant Center, UCSF. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 35051]
30 min
August 05, 2019 Insulin's Crucial Role
Insulin is necessary to utilize the energy we obtain from carbohydrates. Diabetes is characterized by a relative or absolute lack of insulin production. Here, Dr. Sarah Kim briefly describes the crucial role insulin plays in the body. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35068]
6 min
August 05, 2019 Looking Beyond Alzheimer’s Disease: An Overview of Other Major Forms of Neurodegenerative Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common but not the only cause of dementia throughout the lifespan. Dr.Salvatore Spina discusses frontotemporal dementias and how they differ.
Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34776]
1 hr 28 min
August 02, 2019 PKE NRK ADR Voucher Program: Deciphering the Transplant Mumbo-Jumbo - UCSF Kidney Transplant Program Update in Transplantation 2019
Brian Lee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Connie Frank Transplant Center, UCSF. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 35047]
35 min
August 02, 2019 Transplantation to Cure Diabetes Mellitus: Past Present and Future - UCSF Kidney Transplant Program Update in Transplantation 2019
Peter Stock, MD, Professor of Sugery, Connie Frank Transplant Center, UCSF. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 35048]
40 min
August 02, 2019 Update from the Hill: Where are we with Legislation to Help our Patients? - UCSF Kidney Transplant Program Update in Transplantation 2019
Deborah Adey, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Kidney Transplantation, UCSF. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: 35049]
12 min
August 01, 2019 Fungus Among Us: Emerging Infections in Transplant Recipients - UCSF Kidney Transplant Program Update in Transplantation 2019
Peter Chin-Hong, MD, Professor of Medicine, Connie Frank Transplant Center, UCSF. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 35046]
34 min
July 27, 2019 Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease: From Genetics Neuropathology to Common and Rare Clinical Manifestations of the Disease
Dr. Geroges Naasan explores the principal clinical syndromes of Alzheimer's Disease: memory, visual, language and frontal/executive. He also discusses neuropathology, genetic factors and modern biomarkers with colleagues from the UCSF Memory and Aging Center. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34775]
1 hr 28 min
July 25, 2019 Preventing Homeless Deaths: Low Barrier Buprenorphine and Other Practical Harm Reduction
Dr. Barry Zevin is the medical director of Street Medicine and Shelter Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health. He describes programs to treat opioid use disorder in persons experiencing homelessness, safe consumption sites, and homeless deaths. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34787]
1 hr 23 min