Humans of UCSF: Spirit of Adventure
“I caught the travel bug as a college freshman. There was an opportunity to volunteer over the summer break. I...
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The Resurgence of IUDs
“Every time I place an intrauterine device I feel like Margaret Sanger!” Lisa DiGiorgio-Haag exclaimed. DiGiorgio-Haag has been a nurse...
The Morning After: Science in a Trump Administration
If you were to ride the D.C. metro the morning after the election, you would have been overwhelmed with a...
Humans of UCSF: Breathing Easier
"I have always been concerned about the harms of secondhand smoke, especially since I was diagnosed with asthma at a...
Doctors Under Fire
As future medical professionals, it is imperative that we stay informed of the rapidly changing landscape of medical aid in...
Diet Against Disease
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, 1826. What you consume...
Increasing Brain Tumor Survival
Nearly 73,000 adults will be diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016, and for more than one third, their tumor...
Thousands of Medical Students Voice Opposition to Trump Health Czar
Thousands of medical students are voicing opposition to President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head of the Department of Health and...
What is Science Policy?
As a member of the Science Policy Group, people frequently ask me what science policy entails. This is a difficult...
Finding the Fountain of Youth
For thousands of years, explorers, adventurers, and conquerors have searched for the “fountain of youth,” a magical spring that grants...
Humans of UCSF: In Harmony
“Singing has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I grew up in a...
The Turkey Drop
It’s not uncommon to find students coming into UCSF with a full-fledged relationship — one of those we’ve-been-steady-for-two-years types. But...
Defending Diversity
Students, faculty and the administration at UCSF have unified in taking steps to fight discrimination and support undocumented students in...
Your Three Minutes as Nietzsche
“It is my ambition to say in 10 sentences what others say in a whole book.” If his quotability is...
Swayed by Stereotypes
“Mr. Hayward is a 45-year-old African-American male with hypertension who presents with dyspnea on exertion…” Patient narratives like the one...