Before twenty five I have Seen towers fall and dictators rise As if history is a lever that seeks equilibrium...

Down, down I follow the sounds Of waves and winds murmuring Against the rocks

My apartment fire escape overlooks a corner portion of the UCSF Parnassus campus. The cluster of hospital buildings stands at...

[Originally published in Synapse on February 28, 1985.] The UCSF Black Caucus began a month to the day after the...

[Part 2 of a photo series on life after 2020.] Right before the pandemic began, a Ferris wheel was built...

[Originally published in Synapse on February 24, 1983.] Come with me on a brief journey into the not too distant...

Paxlovid was approved for use via emergency authorization by the FDA on Dec. 22, 2021, for the treatment of mild...

Last month, Dr. Jeanne Noble joined other UCSF docs in petitioning Gov. Gavin Newsom to drop mask mandates. On Monday...

[Originally published on February 14, 2008.] Valentine's Day, known as Singles Awareness Day to some, is a day for sickening...

On Friday, February 4th, the United States passed 900,000 deaths from COVID, a figure that far exceeds the death rate...

[Part 1 of a photo series on life after 2020.] It seems that 2020 refuses to recede into the past.

walking against the grain hyacinth coat hedged over the knee, two legs stumble forward fighting tension. perhaps it is your...

The lab coat is a ubiquitous and essential element in every lab for the purposes of lab safety, and in...

Kaleidoscopic luminosity, urban serenity, and vivid imagery –– these are the essential qualities exuded by this meta-illustrative, and regenerative, portrayal...

The patient is rushed into the ED Nurses crowd around Raise a leg Raise an arm More doctors surround Ask...