The Fringe of Society
Internal war, but external battles So much anger, so incontrollable Embarrassed, but should I be?
This Date in UCSF History: Fitness Beats the Blues
[Originally published in Synapse on November 13, 2008.] Well, it looks as if our beautiful warm (often times hot) weather...
Listen Closely: CMV Shouldn’t Be Overlooked
Hearing loss. Developmental delay. Vision loss. These are all effects experienced by children who contracted congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) at birth.
Want A Healthier California? Invest in Primary Care
A 6-year-old girl rushes into an emergency room (ER) on a gurney, her chest violently heaving as her lungs beg...
Physicians are Patients Too: A Medical Student’s Exploration of Physician Identity
The refrain “In a healthy individual like you or me” is one I commonly hear as a medical student from...
Dear Chronic Pain
It’s been six months. Uncertain. Unknown. Unremitting concern. Sensitive nerves. Irritated nerves.
The Agonizing Reality of Obstetric Fistula
Padma Thapa, a 65-year-old woman living in Nepal, was given a second chance at life in 2018 after receiving surgery...
Dementia
The sickly sweet aroma of the elderly wafts upwards as I walk through the hallways. She sits on her bed...
This Date in UCSF History: Clean Needle Conflict
[Originally published in Synapse on February 5, 1987.] As intravenous drug use receives more attention as a factor in the...
Bodies
you should know birth is not quiet. i want you to feel it.