Originally published on October 25, 2012. On my Saturday afternoon walk across San Francisco, I ran into Abel, a young...

This submission won second place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category. Child, I lay him supine upon the...

I don’t know when it began, but happened gradually as the first fall quarter unfolded. First, I began by picking...

This week Synapse introduces a limited series honoring one of the world’s foremost couturier, Christian Dior. “Haute Couture” literally translates...

“What would it feel like if someone else were to come into your head?” An epilepsy patient posed this question...

2020 has been a year of great turmoil due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With labs operating only at 50% capacity...

This poem earned Joey Lew first place in this year's international William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition. I am asked to...

Five years ago, I was in my third year of pharmacy school in Singapore studying alone for my year end...

UCSF students, residents, and staff are working to promote civic engagement across campus and the health system, as the general...

This submission earned Nina Escueta the first place winner of the Storytelling Contest's creative writing category. Mangoes, ripe and green...

This entry earned author Henry Carter first place in the personal essay category of the 2020 Synapse Storytelling Contest, which...

The year 2020 has shaped up to be the most socio-politically tense year from COVID-19 to global protests of police...

Originally reported in Synapse on September 29, 1988. UCSF will begin conducting heart transplants this fall, Dr. Haile Debas, chairman...

It’s nine months into 2020. Months have passed since the start of COVID-19 pandemic, which rapidly shifted almost everything in...

This story was originally published in Synapse on September 21, 2000. Dr. David Satcher, the sixteenth U.S. surgeon general and...