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.

[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, April 25, 1975] A woman with a large skin tumor had a recurring dream that she was climbing a tall mountain on a narrow trail to a place she needed to go.

A clinical observation was made where a women who was once tormented and traumatized by an incident sits in a warm room comforted by a nurse and therapist who sit side-by-side.

What do prescription drug costs, cigarette taxes, legalizing marijuana, and the Super Bowl have in common?

Nearly 26 million people in the United States may have chronic kidney disease (CKD) and many of them are unaware of this.