Bret Burkhart

1 week ago | audacy.com | Bret Burkhart

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) - June 19th is not only Juneteenth, it is also World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. "Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people in the U.S.," UCSF psychologist Marsha Treadwell, PhD, told KCBS' Bret Burkhart on this week's episode of As Prescribed. "They're primarily blacks and African-Americans, although there are also many people of Latinate background who are affected.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Bret Burkhart

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) - The pediatrician will soon come to you in parts of the East Bay this summer. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Mobile Care Van will be out and about this summer to areas of Alameda and Contra Costa counties where there are barriers to accessing healthcare - including transportation issues, financial constraints, and limited availability of services.

3 weeks ago | audacy.com | Bret Burkhart

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) - June 6th is National Cancer Survivor Awareness Day, a day intended to celebrate and raise awareness about the challenges that people with a history of cancer face. "I'd like to just take a moment to define what ... cancer survivorship is," said nurse practitioner Angela Laffan, who is the clinical lead for UCSF's Cancer Survivorship and Wellness Institute.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Bret Burkhart

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) - A new tool will help kids with inflammatory bowel disease get better monitoring without the need for intrusive procedures. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals will be offering intestinal ultrasound services to patients from its Walnut Creek campus later this year. The hospital system said it was the first hospital in the western United States to offer the service to its adult patients in 2023.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Bret Burkhart

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) - Pelvic floor disorders affect roughly one in three women in the United States, leading many to suffer from a variety of symptoms, including bladder challenges and discomfort. KCBS' Bret Burkhart spoke to UCSF Health urogynecologist Dr. Abigail Shatkin-Margolis on this week's episode of As Prescribed about these conditions.