Exploring the ethics of living with biomedical knowledge and the negotiation that follows when clinical data meets consumer tech.

[ Originally published in Synapse on October 4, 1973.] Monopoly control and citizen, especially minority, participation are crucial factors in...

It rained the way only Kerala knows how— without hesitation, without edges.

[Originally published in Synapse on Sept. 29, 1983.] In question is whether transforming living organisms or creating new ones could...

Applications for a new round of the Environmental Scholars Program are open to all UCSF students who have at least...

Once the obligations of an international agreement are broken for the first time, it's easier to continue breaking the agreement...

From Britain’s NHS to emerging diagnostic technologies, how dentistry, early detection and health economics could shape the future of healthcare...

[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Non Fiction category.] When I was sixteen, I was diagnosed with polycystic...

During their first week of medical school, incoming UCSF medical students participate in Differences Matter Orientation (DMO), a two-day immersive...

[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Fiction category.] Phoebe, panting hard, let the door slam behind her and...

[Originally published in Synapse on September 17, 1998.] Research leading to treatments of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and HIV-associated dementia will...

Algorithms can forecast which patients are likely to return to the hospital. Whether anyone has the resources to intervene is...

[Originally published in Synapse on September 13, 1990.] After 10 years of planning and three years of construction, the new...

Creativity, curiosity and extraordinary storytelling are on full display in the winners of the eighth annual Synapse Storytelling Contest, with...

Health equity has become a key focus in healthcare and biomedical research. However, in clinical trials, equity is often only...