[Second place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest Fiction category.] It’s been seven something months since you finished your first year of graduate school. Second year! How blissful…right? You ...

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The immune system faces a paradox: it must recognize dangerous invaders while carefully sparing the body it protects. This is not an enviable job. Pathogens evolve quickly to hide in plain sight, and ...

It’s been one of those days. You lock yourself out of your car. You get into an argument with a loved one. Your professor decides to assign an additional packet of readings over Thanksgiving break to ...

Oops I did it again! I found a lab this past year, But now, apparently, I’m supposed to do science. Finding a home at UCSF this past year was an incredible ...

The California Medical Association (CMA) convenes physicians from across the state annually at its House of Delegatesmeeting, represented by county medical society sections (such as San Francisco - ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Southwest Airlines canceled system-wide flights during the 2022 winter holidays, stranded passengers sleeping in airport hallways made headlines. The scenes were eerily reminiscent of something ...

On February 1, 2025 the Inside Medicine Substack reported that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ordered agency scientists to withdraw research manuscripts under consideration ...

November is fast approaching, and with it, the opportunity to vote on Propositions in California. Props serve a key democratic role between the public and lawmakers, allowing voters to directly impact ...