This is part 3 of the limited series on the celebrated haute couture designer, Christian Dior. Christian Dior presented his first haute couture collection, named “Corolle,” in February 1947 at 30 ...

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 ...

I’m albino. My eyes are … different. In many ways, the world is not built for me. Every time I open Outlook on my iPhone and FaceID pops up, I have to pull the phone far away from its usual position — ...

I have not watched the George Floyd video. In fact, I have not watched the Ahmaud Aubrey, Eric Garner, or any of the other recordings of police brutality. I do not need to watch the video to know what ...

The environment one lives in directly impacts one’s health — common sense tells us this. If someone knowingly harms another’s health, clear grounds for reparations exist. What happens, then, if our ...

Why is the Western scientist always clothed? What would happen if science was conducted, metaphorically, in the nude? Thinking through this thought-experiment can lead us to a number of answers.

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 ...

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 ...

“Take 1000mg of Tylenol or Motrin one hour before your procedure.” This line is heard by countless women who are often told the pain will be “just a pinch,” by their doctors on the day of their ...

The UCSF Library Artist in Residence program promotes health humanities by exposing and re-purposing historical materials preserved in the Archives & Special Collections. Through collaboration with ...

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.The blame cannot fall on a single person or entity, ...

Originally published in Synapse on Sept. 23, 1999. “Disgusting, isn’t it?” said one of the directors of the national office of Medical Students for Choice (MSFC) as she handed me a copy of the Bottom ...