A psychiatrist at Stanford, Kenneth Colby, is trying to program a computer to do therapy; he calls it “the mad doctor.” Conditioning by an electric shock was recently done in England to cure an ...

On February 23, the Family Medicine Interest Group hosted Family Medicine in the Valley, a lunchtime panel that brought three ...

Meditation was the focus of research at UC Davis and UCSF by Nobel Prize winner Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, and others as part ...

I heard it in several settings from family medicine clinic to a thoracic surgery operating room, from different levels of the ...

Entering clinical environments for the first time as a medical student, I expected to hear common phrases of wisdom. I... [Originally published in Synapse on March 14, 2013.] During my first year of ...

At the age of thirteen, my genetic disorder caused my growth to accelerate, leading to an unusually tall stature. My pediatrician predicted a height of at least 6' 4" after puberty, whereas the ...

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 ...

Research shows laughter may be more of a social tool than a sign of enjoyment in conversations with strangers. Think of the last time you remember laughing. Maybe it was when you were showing someone ...

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 ...