Three winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine were announced in Stockholm, Sweden on Oct. 9. Prize winners Arvid Carlsson, ...

Yesterday It’s a choice to trustand loveBut Godtrust in what, whom, when?how to love ?and be loved?

Fables written centuries ago still echo in the present — quietly, powerfully — reminding us of what it means to be human. As we stand on the edge of an AI-powered future, with machines learning faster ...

Signed: A humbled and inspired medical student, learning to listen with both ears and heart. Saffanat Sumra is a student in the School of Medicine.

[Originally published in Synapse on Oct. 10, 2017.] New science education standards approved by the State Board of Education will... [Second place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest for non ...

After years of internal debate, I finally got my first tattoo. He’s a small lizard, with a topological map design inside, scaling the outer edge of my left ankle. His fine lines and tasteful detail ...

Human rights activists have been shocked down to their core as they received proof of the Chinese government’s horrific removal and trafficking of detained Uyghur Muslims’ organs. The investigation ...

Hunger is a natural part of life, but have you ever stopped to consider why you’re feeling hungry? Understanding the difference between physiological and psychological hunger can help you make more ...

Dr. Bob Wachter, UCSF’s Chair of the Department of Medicine, gained a vast twitter following during the COVID pandemic with his informative, direct, and sometimes personal tweets. He’s kept his ...

The best I can do is light a candle. It is my grandmothers yahrzeit, after all.

Third-year medical students at UCSF recently spent a week discussing challenging cases they had encountered during their first six months in clinical training. The focus for the week was health care ...