Erin Allday

San Francisco Chronicle

The biggest challenge in psychedelic research? Everyone knows who got high

By: Erin Allday

Staff Writer Psychedelic compounds such as psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, are being studied as potential treatments for depression, anxiety

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COVID is surging again. Here's when home tests can still help

By: Erin Allday

Staff Writer Doctors say COVID-19 at-home tests can still be useful during surges, especially when people are deciding whether to seek treatment or take extra precautions around others.

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San Francisco reports record-low number of new HIV cases

By: Erin Allday

Staff Writer Bottles of antiretroviral drug Truvada are displayed at a pharmacy in San Anselmo in 2010.

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There’s a cure for one of California’s biggest health problems. Getting it is another matter

By: Erin Allday

California is eliminating a key insurance hurdle for hepatitis C treatment, part of a broader push to get a long-available cure to the hundreds of thousands of patients who need it.

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Can cutting ultra-processed foods help with depression? A new study offers clues

By: Erin Allday

Scientists have long studied the connection between diet and mood. A new UCSF trial offers another clue about how the two may be linked.

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A century-old Oakland hospital is coming down. Here’s what’s next

By: Erin Allday

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is undergoing a $1.6 billion renovation that will replace its century-old “baby hospital” and expand care.

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How narcoleptic dogs helped this Stanford scientist crack a medical mystery

By: Erin Allday

A Stanford scientist’s award-winning research into narcolepsy began with dogs — like Watson, a narcoleptic Chihuahua who became his unlikely companion.

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Rabies reports are rising in California. The reason why is a mystery

By: Erin Allday

Gina Douville, a public health microbiology supervisor, holds a specimen bag containing a bat that tested negative for rabies at the newly expanded Public Health Lab in Riverside on Nov. 3, 2021.

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I judged the UCSF Postdoc Slam — here’s why this super nerdy contest matters so much

By: Erin Allday

At the annual UCSF Postdoc Slam, early-career scientists had three minutes to make complicated work clear to a public audience — and explain why it matters.

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Can a competition measure how well you're aging? A Bay Area expert is taking the challenge

By: Erin Allday

Staff Writer Dr. Eric Verdin, president and CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, is competing this weekend in the first Super