The description of heaven as an onion, having multiple different layers to explore as a metaphor in the chronicles of Narnia has always amused me.

[Originally published on November 3, 1994.] Disgust is the overwhelming feeling that washes over me as I listen to the radio.

Four months ago, my father began experiencing debilitating joint pain, which first appeared with a progressively sharp throbbing in his left wrist, that was uncomfortable enough for him to notice but not enough to notify others about it.

A recent publication in Nature illustrates how innovative efforts to increase coronavirus testing across the US, such as those through the

Wet markets have been in the headlines since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.

In the days since the arrival of COVID-19 to the United States we have seen the ineptitude of the federal government in responding to a pandemic.

UCSF is home to some of the best healthcare programs in the nation. However, our globally revered school consistently fails to provide its students with adequate buildings and the facilities that they need to succeed.

Hundreds of UCSF staff, providers, faculty and students have denounced a proposed partnership expansion between UCSF and Dignity Health that directly infringes on the core values that we at UCSF stand for.

Originally published in Synapse on October 29, 1971.