[Originally published on February 20, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King...

When I say I’m a resident in Dental Public Health, I typically receive two responses: #1: “Nice! What do you...

[Originally published in Synapse on February 14, 2011.] Ah, another Valentine’s Day... and I, for one, will be spending it...

A Professor Emeritus at UCSF has lost a fourth paper after an investigation by UCSF and the San Francisco Veterans...

When I found out the next patient I’ll be following is a retired army cardiothoracic surgeon in his late eighties...

After months and months of remote work, well esteemed, distinguished, Lasker awardee, national academy of sciences member, presidential medal, nobel...

Stop printing papers that I never read. Finally figure out how to send lab coats out for laundry. Use Chat...

[Originally published in Synapse on February 1, 1979.] President Carter in his State of the Union address Wednesday, called for...

Four years ago, I sat among clamoring classmates at graduation, silently reflecting on my college experience and how unhappy I...

Been drifting along A sea of green. Been free to be, to breathe, to dream

(Originally published on January 31, 1989.) ThuyMinhDo, Third-year pharmacy student: If I was home, the house would be festive, with...

On Sunday, July 10th, the communities of Uvalde and the families of the children and teachers who lost their lives...

This morning, strolling soddenly down Harmon street, the rain became a sudden shield; with sudden clarity I felt calamity dismissed...

[Originally published in Synapse on January 14, 1993.] Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most enduring words were delivered August 28, 1963...

Research shows laughter may be more of a social tool than a sign of enjoyment in conversations with strangers.