Health

Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 14:15

This Date in UCSF History: Defending the Right to Choose

By Synapse
Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 21, 1996. Before 1973, the year Roe vs. Wade guaranteed women the right to safe, therapeutic abortion in the U.S., David Grimes, MD, recalled visiting the septic unit of a Los Angeles hospital. Women seriously ill from botched illegal abortions lay in the twenty beds of the common ward.
Thursday, October 31, 2019 - 11:13

Why Global Health?

By Mana Anvar
In the upcoming year, you will be walking alongside my journey and observing the world of diverse disciplines and passions of Global Health professionals through my lens. From political tensions in the Middle East to the interrelationship of neuroscience and ethics in the Bay Area to human rights protests in Hong Kong and China, I will cover global topics affecting the well-being of citizens.
Monday, March 18, 2019 - 09:11

The Most Beautiful Place (And You’re Invited)

By Iva Petrovchich

“The purpose of a [clinician] or any human in general should not be to simply delay the death of a patient, but to increase the person's quality of life.” - Patch Adams, MD

Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 11:24

This Date in UCSF History: Intersex Dilemma

By Synapse
 

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper March 11, 1999.

Monday, February 18, 2019 - 15:24

Dental Doc Is Nonsense

By Priyanka Srivastava

If you’re in the dental profession, you’ve probably heard about a documentary called “Root Cause,” which was released on Netflix earlier this year.

Saturday, February 2, 2019 - 13:57

Envisioning Trans Care

By Ninad Bhat
Listen to your patients. Health sciences students at UCSF are told repeatedly that this is key to practicing safe and effective care for their patients. Given the current political climate, there are likely few groups more in need of this sort of careful, compassionate, and trauma-informed care than transgender patients.
Friday, January 18, 2019 - 10:26

Medicine For Migration: A Call for Political Advocacy in Healthcare

By Francesco Sergi

On December 3rd, while students and physicians struggled to find seats for a teach-in led by Dr.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 17:16

Humans of UCSF: Running For Diabetes

By PhotoClub at UCSF

“Hailing from France, I started as a Postdoc at UCSF 18 years ago. I now work at the Diabetes Center as a facility manager, and I also manage the Mouse Metabolism Core.

Monday, October 15, 2018 - 17:29

This Date In UCSF History: Health care Sandinista-style

By Synapse
Originally published on Oct. 18, 1982 in Synapse – UCSF Student Voices. On Oct. 1 to 5, 200 North American health workers, armed with medical supplies, books, lecture outlines and clinical experience, travelled to Nicaragua to participate in the second U.S.-Nicaragua Colloquium on Health. We went to provide updated medical information on a broad range of topics and to observe first hand the health conditions in the country.
Saturday, April 14, 2018 - 09:53

Breaking Drug Dependency

By Nicholas Gentry

For decades, the war on drugs has been a staple of American federal policy intended to combat substance abuse. Yet today we see America in the midst of one of the largest drug crises in its history.