That’s the sterile field,” he said. “Respect it.” Through the window, I saw the patient. Her abdomen was distended, very. Her ...

Strive to give and receive time wisely,” she said, “but generously, with patience, with intention, and overall, with love.” ...

As students, we should be willing to push one another to engage in difficult conversations with faculty, administrators and peers alike. Approaching those discussions with humility not only deepens ...

I am a descendant of a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. I grew up surrounded by fragments of this history through my ...

Currently, thirty-seven states lack mandatory paid family leave. Rates of maternal and infant mortality in the United States ...

Speaking from this place of urgency, she reflected on what it means to be a clinician and scholar amid war. She challenged ...

Originally published in Synapse on May 12, 1981. In calling for a national day of protest against the arms race on May 10, ...

Originally published in Synapse on May 11, 1978. Immortality, Mankind’s oldest dream, that of conquering death itself to secure a place in the eternity of time. In his widely publicized book, In His ...

Modern medicine is built on research, yet women’s health has historically been underrepresented in it. For decades, women ...

While the scope of my responsibility has expanded, the foundations of how I learned to care have not changed. The ...

Mexico, a weak country, had to rely on foreign loans to keep the political and economic system on its feet. France took ...