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UCSF Celebrates 35 Years of HIV/AIDS Care at Ward 86
Thirty-five years after its launch, Ward 86 continues to be a global leader in HIV care and has significantly influenced milestones in treatment and prevention.
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Flexible Brain Electrodes Open New Frontiers for Neuroscience
Scientists at UCSF have developed an innovative tool to peer into the secret life of brain. They hope to use the device to learn more about how memories form, and how past experiences influence decisions.
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Ambulance Response Times Are Worse for Low-Income People
A nationwide study of more than 63,000 cases of cardiac arrest found that ambulances on average took nearly four minutes longer to handle calls from low-income areas than high-income communities.
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Buster's Buzz: Mets on verge of potentially reckless deal. Here's a better Plan B
New Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen could come out looking like a genius in adding Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz -- or it could backfire spectacularly.
MLB's next big thing: What A's plan says about new ballparks
Oakland's stadium vision is the latest example that development around new baseball stadiums has become more important than the stadiums themselves.
What might Mets be getting in Robinson Cano?
With trade talks reportedly heating up between New York and Seattle, it's worth asking how much the former All-Star has left -- beyond his big contract.
Reports: Mets closing in on deal for Cano, Diaz
The Mets are close to a deal with the Seattle Mariners that would send Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz to New York in exchange for prospects, according to reports.
Ex-Angels ace Richards agrees to Padres' deal
The Padres have agreed to a two-year contract with former Angels ace Garrett Richards, who is expected to miss the 2019 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
Rusin, Rockies agree to deal, avoid arbitration
Left-handed reliever Chris Rusin and the Colorado Rockies have agreed to one-year contract worth $1,687,500, a deal with a $400,000 raise that avoided salary arbitration.
Report: Ex-Angels ace Richards to join Padres
The Padres have agreed to a two-year contract with former Angels ace Garrett Richards, according to a report.
Cubs trade fan-favorite La Stella to Angels
Tommy La Stella, a fan favorite who set the Cubs' single-season record with 24 pinch hits last season, has been traded to the Angels, where he could earn everyday at-bats.
Portland group eyeing club suggests ballpark site
A group seeking to lure a team to Portland proposes a 45-acre waterfront site for a ballpark.
Brain Stimulation Relieves Depression Symptoms
Patients with moderate to severe depression reported significant improvements in mood when researchers precisely stimulated a brain region called the orbitofrontal cortex.
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Way-too-early 2019-20 MLB free-agent rankings
While this winter's crop searches for new homes, we look ahead to the big decisions that loom for some of the game's top stars -- Nolan Arenado, Chris Sale, Paul Goldschmidt and Gerrit Cole among them.
Free agents who can't afford to wait
Rather than wait out a repeat of last season's slow movement on the hot stove, these players need to sign quickly.
Way-too-early 2019-20 MLB free agent rankings
While this winter's crop searches for new homes, we look ahead to the big decisions that loom for some of the game's top stars -- Nolan Arenado, Chris Sale, Paul Goldschmidt and Gerrit Cole among them.
Hitting strategist Van Scoyoc joins Dodgers staff
Robert Van Scoyoc, the 32-year-old cutting-edge hitting instructor who helped turn J.D. Martinez into a superstar, was announced as the Los Angeles Dodgers' new hitting coach on Wednesday.
Jansen to resume workouts, procedure 'fantastic'
Kenley Jansen, who had a 5 1/2-hour heart procedure on Monday, said everything is "back to normal" and that he'll need to be on blood thinners for the next two months.
Clark's contract as head of MLBPA extended
The Major League Baseball Players Association has extended the contract of executive director Tony Clark through 2022, a year past the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball.
Athletics pick waterfront site for new ballpark
The A's will build a "bold, iconic ballpark" along the water while also redeveloping the Oakland Coliseum site into a park that includes the original Coliseum baseball diamond.