Health equity has become a key focus in healthcare and biomedical research. However, in clinical trials, equity is often only addressed during the recruitment phase, when clinicians discuss with ...

Originally published in Synapse on May 25, 1989. The eyes of medical professionals and legislators throughout the nation will be trained on New York this summer as unprecedented regulations limiting ...

Last month, Dr. Jennifer Cocohoba from the School of Pharmacy set out to answer this question as UCSF’s 2026 Last Lecture awardee, which was nominated by student vote. And judging by the attendance, ...

A week before I gave birth last February, the research team I work with published a study in a prominent scientific journal on how paid family leave affects maternal and child health. The study found ...

Science has an isolation problem. I tend to think of scientists as contentedly living on a deserted island, where we’ve established a means of communicating new discoveries amongst ourselves, but we ...

New puppet hospital. The newest wing on Moffitt Hospital has been solely dedicated to the delicate art and science of puppet surgery. Seen here is ‘ Mr. Potatohead after cosmetic surgery. Next in line ...

Every time you step into a political argument, you’re not simply debating another person – there is a battle happening in your mind that you can’t quite see: it isn’t a clash between political ...

Originally published in Synapse on December 4, 1996. I remember the morning after Proposition 187 passed. I was a third-year student in medicine. My team — residents, interns, and students — all sat ...

Were fleeting ghosts or if we should stay, I feel the weight of first love fray. I fear the feelings are bound to pass, Yet still I am, was, and stayed They seduce and they smile, they brood and they ...

Originally published on September 21, 1995. Among the books that have influenced my thinking are A Handmaid’s Tale and 1984. They both model the future and warn us to be vigilant about how our world ...

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 ...

Each morning, I rise — Odysseus at sea, The horizon shifts, but the Sirens tempt me. On the bird’s eye — past the haze. No feast, no whisper, no fleeting song, Can pull me from where I belong. I burn ...