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In the U.S. News annual survey for 2018-19, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals’ campuses in Oakland and San Francisco placed among the country’s finest in all 10 pediatric specialties that were surveyed.

Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo didn't start in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates because of a sore right pinkie.

Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish pitched five sharp innings in a minor league rehabilitation start Monday night and soon could be back in the majors.

Demoted former closer Hector Neris has returned to the Philadelphia Phillies and righty Edubray Ramos has been placed on the 10-day disabled list.

Edwin Jackson tied the record for most teams played for, striking out seven in a victory for the A's, the right-hander's 13th MLB club.

A rainbow-hued contingent from UCSF turned out for the 48th annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade.

Orioles infielder Tim Beckham has been activated two months after going on the disabled list with a strained groin and undergoing surgery.

The Arizona Diamondbacks activated pitcher Shelby Miller on Monday and placed pitcher Clay Buchholz on the 10-day disabled list.

He could be counting his World Series rings and the money in his nine-figure contract, but Lester still "gives his heart and soul to every pitch." Here's what drives Chicago's ultimate competitor.

The Yankees will turn catching duties over to Austin Romine after placing Gary Sanchez on the disabled list with a right groin strain. Romine is hitting .305 with four home runs and 20 RBIs in 28 games.

Sensory Processing Disorder, or SPD, causes some children to find everyday stimuli excruciating. Scientists are finally shedding light on what causes the disorder and what can be done about it.

UCSF and a newly formed, next-generation nonprofit organization, Health Hub, are announcing their plans to affiliate.

UCSF researchers have identified a key biological pathway in human cancer patients that appears to prime the immune system for a successful response to immunotherapy drugs – checkpoint inhibitors.

Researchers identified a protein that cancer cells use as a shield to protect the PI3K pathway against targeted drugs, and showed that blocking this protein allowed previously ineffective therapies to slow cancer cell growth and shrink tumors.

Patricia “Pat” O’Sullivan has been named the 2018 recipient of the UCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award.

The Arizona righty isn't a Cy Young or MVP front-runner. But he's the Babe Ruth of fielding bunts.

Beating L.A. last week seemed like a turning point, but a weekend sweep in Cincy changed things in a hurry for Chicago.

Justin Turner hit the Dodgers' seventh home run of the game, a go-ahead drive in the 11th inning that led Los Angeles over the New York Mets 8-7 Sunday.

Reliever Pedro Strop called the Cubs' fourth straight loss to the last-place Reds "a tough one to swallow" after a move to the bullpen once again backfired. Cincinnati's four-game sweep was its first over the Cubs since 1983.

After injuring his groin in Sunday's loss to the Rays, Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez is likely a candidate for the DL, though he will undergo an MRI on Monday.