New Era for Health Technology, Who Gets Left Behind?

Artificial Intelligence. Telemedicine. Digital Therapeutics. Virtual Reality. Bioprinting. These are all buzzwords now within the field of medicine and health research that fuel universities and hospitals alike in a race to be the “first” to make waves.

February 20, 2024

Kristina Jiang

Opinion

A Fond Farewell

May 21, 2019

Ariane Panzer

The path to a PhD is a treacherous one. It is paved with failure, stress, and uncertainty. I find myself...

Opinion

Is the ACA Un-American?

May 4, 2019

Miguel Linares

Several courses during my MPH year have begun with familiar statistics; according to data from the Commonwealth Fund’s report, the...

Opinion

The 'Leaky Pipe' of Diversity

May 4, 2019

Aaron Mattingly

What makes an anchor institution? How does UCSF build upon not only itself, but also reach beyond and strengthen the...

Opinion

Prescribing Canadian-Style Healthcare

March 3, 2019

Synapse

[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper March 5, 1992.] Dr. David Himmelstein, founder of Physicians for a...

Opinion

It’s All About the Journey, Not the Destination

February 9, 2019

Jimmy Nguyen

Running a marathon is an exhaustive feat that should not be taken lightly. However, with proper planning and a vision...

Opinion

Free Your Work

November 6, 2018

Madeline Keenen

With scientific journals reaching ever higher profit margins, restricting access to research paid for by taxpayers, and double charging universities...

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