The California Medical Association (CMA) convenes physicians from across the state annually at its House of Delegatesmeeting, represented by county...

I've captured the essence of an intrinsic part of me. ADHD. My behavior is reckless I'm fun, dangerous

[Originally published in Synapse on November 3, 2011.] The Embarcadero was full of bicycles and bikers on Friday night as...

“Why now?” rang the question on everyone’s mind as they refilled their coffee cups and settled in around the conference...

[Third place Storytelling Contest winner for poetry.] Rhythmic steps on concrete matching the beat of the music thrumming in my...

[Originally published in Synapse on Oct. 25, 2001.] Once again, the year approaches the end of October, which along with...

Before I ever came near a stethoscope or a white coat, I understood the beauty of X-rays. The reasoning was...

[Second place Synapse Storytelling Contest winner for poetry.] As I step across the bay, Wond’ring if those golden days Were...

[ Originally published in Synapse on October 22, 1998.] Last week, the country confronted the death of Matthew Shepard, the...

Yesterday It’s a choice to trust and love But God trust in what, whom, when? how to love ? and...

[Originally published in Synapse on October 12, 2000.] Three winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine were announced in Stockholm...

Fables written centuries ago still echo in the present — quietly, powerfully — reminding us of what it means to...

[Originally published in Synapse on Oct. 10, 2017.] New science education standards approved by the State Board of Education will...

Is this the end? At home, the war awaits me

[Second place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest for non fiction.] S: Subjective. “June” is a 79-year-old woman with a...