By Steven Short on Dec 8 2011 - 11:26am
Post-surgery cancer patients and psychiatric patients could benefit from controlled use of marijuana and psychedelics, according to separate studies. Maybe someone should tell the US Justice Department, since the federal government lists both marijuana and psychedelics such as psilocybin...
By Chris Connelly on Dec 1 2011 - 5:04pm
Technology has done great things for medicine: Machines can help keep hearts beating and lungs breathing. Electronic medical records help doctors keep track of their patients’ treatment and prevent mistakes. But all that technology needs a lot of monitoring – and that can be frustrating for nurses...
By Allison Budner on Nov 30 2011 - 5:34pm
The Tenderloin is not exactly known as a tender place to live. It’s the densest neighborhood in San Francisco – home to roughly 30,000 people. That’s about 750 people per square block, and many are low-income immigrants and families living in tall apartment buildings, homeless shelters, or single...
By Allison Budner on Nov 30 2011 - 5:30pm
The tiny Tenderloin National Forest is much loved – and some would argue, even needed – as a respite from the dense concrete jungle of the Tenderloin neighborhood. So if access to parks, greenery, and open spaces make such a profound difference for people living in cities, then who decides where,...
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