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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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Newborn baby

Bodies

May 16, 2023
Zoe Onion
you should know birth is not quiet. i want you to feel it.
Health
Lyme ticks.

This Date in UCSF History: May is Lyme Tick Disease Month

May 9, 2023
Synapse
[Originally published on May 9, 2009.] Lyme tick disease is a cruel illness, brought on by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi...
Health
Crop spraying.

This Date in UCSF History: Poisoning the People

April 18, 2023
[Originally published in Synapse on April 13, 1978.] The U.S. Department of Agriculture admitted that, in conjunction with the Mexican...
Health

Psychological First Aid: Saving More Than Lives in Times of Crisis

February 20, 2023
Apisit Kaewsanit
While rescue missions and physical first aid are necessary for victims, it is essential to recognize that psychological support is...
Health

Dental Public Health – An Elusive Specialty With a Community Heart

February 14, 2023
Christine Hao
When I say I’m a resident in Dental Public Health, I typically receive two responses: #1: “Nice! What do you...
Health
World AIDS Day ribbon.

This Date in UCSF History: UCSF Observes World AIDS Day

December 3, 2022
Synapse
[Originally published on December 1, 1988.] “Sometimes people just want to talk and it’s our policy never to hang up,”...
Health
Booster syringe.

COVID Booster Briefer

October 24, 2022
Julianne Riggs
There’s a new COVID booster shot out there. I sat down with Dr. Joshua Adler, Executive Vice President for Physician...
Health
Marijuana plant

This Date in UCSF History: Professors Stir Drug Debate

September 17, 2022
Synapse

[Originally published in Synapse on September 20, 1990.] A high-level state advisory panel, including four UCSF faculty members, ignited the...

Health

My Long COVID Experience

May 29, 2022
Ali Zahir
The sun was at its highest point in the sky. At the same time, I was at my lowest point...
Health
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