Mallory Somera

Feb 7, 2024 | audacy.com | Alice Wertz |Mallory Somera |Lauren Barry

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) - For most people who lose a limb, the problem starts out small - nothing more than a sore on their foot. "The most common preceding factor in a major limb amputation is a foot ulcer in a patient with diabetes," Dr. Michael Conte told KCBS Radio's Alice Wertz on the second episode of "As Prescribed" airing during American Heart Month. Conte is a vascular surgeon, co-director of UCSF's Heart and Vascular Center and co-director of the Center for Limb Preservation.

Feb 1, 2024 | audacy.com | Alice Wertz |Mallory Somera |Lauren Barry

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) - "The really cool thing about understanding a precise molecular reason for something like hearing loss is now you have a precise molecular target, right?" said Dr. Dylan Chan, a pediatric specialist in ear, nose and throat conditions at UCSF, in a recent "As Prescribed" interview with KCBS Radio's Alice Wertz. Chan and other researchers have been drilling down to the molecular level to understand hearing loss.

Jan 25, 2024 | audacy.com | Alice Wertz |Mallory Somera |Lauren Barry

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) - Researchers are still working on the mystery of long COVID and what treatments might cure it. So far, a team at UCSF has ruled out Paxlovid as a cure. While the discovery was a disappointment, scientists are still moving forward with more research into the condition. Dr. Matthew Durstenfeld, an assistant professor of medicine at UCSF, joined Alice Wertz on KCBS Radio's "As Prescribed" to discuss the latest.

Jan 18, 2024 | audacy.com | Alice Wertz |Mallory Somera |Lauren Barry

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnoses have been rising over the past decades, with one in 36 children identified with the condition in 2020 compared to one in 150 back in 2000, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jan 11, 2024 | audacy.com | Christy Strawser |Alice Wertz |Mallory Somera

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) Scoliosis, a three dimensional deformity of the spine that affects 5-6 million people, has an exciting new treatment and UCSF Benoiff Children's Hospitals is at the forefront of it. The orthopedic surgery team is now using 3D technology during spine surgery and that's making the procedure aimed at helping scoliosis much more precise and speeds up the recovery time.