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eviction notice

Eviction is a Public Health Crisis: San Francisco Must Treat It Like One

In San Francisco, eviction notices are usually discussed as legal disputes or housing market statistics. For the families receiving them, however, eviction subtly marks the beginning of a health crisis, whether they know it or not.
April 21, 2026
Sanjana Anand
Sanjana Anand
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This Date in UCSF History: Mindfulness Meditation: Key to a Longer, Stress-Free Life?

March 17, 2026
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[Originally published in Synapse on March 14, 2013.] During my first year of pharmacy school, I attended an alternative medicine...
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This Date in UCSF History: Healthcare Behind Bars

March 10, 2026
Synapse
[Originally published in Synapse on March 15, 2007.] The healthcare facility in the San Francisco County jail looks like most...
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Hands holding

Aging and the Carbon Imaginary

May 27, 2025
Bri Matusovsky
Consider aging as three overlapping progressions: the accumulation of risk, aging as deterioration, and aging as renewal. Aging disrupts life/non-life...
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Abolishing the Stigma of Dementia

May 20, 2025
Celine Chou
Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. More than 55 million people worldwide are currently living with dementia...
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Food Insecurity: Gnawing at Your Mind

April 8, 2025
Sydney Howell
What comes to mind when thinking about the word ‘hunger’? Maybe you pictured an empty fridge, a malnourished child, or...
Health
Woman's stomach

Decoding Hunger: Understanding Your Body’s Cues

March 18, 2025
Isabella Fornell
Hunger is a natural part of life, but have you ever stopped to consider why you’re feeling hungry? Understanding the...
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Hugging

If I could

February 18, 2025
Ziqian Feng
If I could I would take away your blinding pain And tell you how beautiful you are, how powerful
Health
Vernal Falls

Vernal Falls

January 28, 2025
Nick Fiorentino
Have you ever noticed how a waterfall falls? Spirits of glacial spittle traverse towards the earth at different rates.
Health
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On the differential

January 14, 2025
Sohini Halder
I am a young woman On oral contraceptives And ripe for endothelial injury: I am afflicted with clumsiness
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