OK this is very cool and definitely a first for me! Thanks to Farid Jan, my friend for four decades (yes since kindergarten) who is close friends with Ali Zafar (one of the top Pakistani A-list singers), I was asked to translate this Pashto folk song into Urdu. CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO THE …
Urdu translation of Pashto Folk song by Ali Zafar and Gul-Panra Read More »
I cannot claim to be someone who knew Tom most closely but I can claim to be a person who asked Tom’s permission to write a few words about him a few days before he died. To which he agreed. Also, to call him a Social Worker would be a disservice to have as a …
Dear medical student (or student in any other field that requires public dealing): I was in your shoes twenty years ago. At that time, I thought that becoming a doctor was all about gaining medical knowledge. When I started my clinical rotations, I was convinced that the “history of present illness” is the most important …
A Medical Student’s (or Professor’s) guide to taking a Social History Read More »
I was on inpatient service and had already seen most of the patients on my list. I just had to see one more before I could call it a day and rush out just in time to take my daughter to her tennis lesson. I reviewed the patient’s chart to find out that her cancer …
A nurse is to a patient what a mother is to a child Read More »
We first met about two years ago when she came to see me in my clinic as a new patient. I glanced through her chart and reviewed her scans and pathology reports. She had one of the worst possible kinds of lung cancers, called small cell lung cancer, that had spread to both of her …
Which one is worse: Having Cancer or Feeling Ugly? Read More »
Excited to appear as a guest at The Podcast by Kevin MD. We discussed the issue of “COVID vaccine doubters.” Among other noticeable guests at this podcast was Samuel Shem, the author of the iconic book “The House of God.” As of March 17, 2021, it has already been viewed more than 6000 times on …
Guest Appearance at The Podcast By KevinMD discussing the issue of “Vaccine-Doubters” Read More »
The slow and painful death of Hand-writing. It was a particularly busy day at work. I was moving between patients quickly making sure that I was not appearing rushed and was trying to give each patient the time and attention that they deserved. The email inbox was overflowing and the phone calls were relentlessly interrupting. …
Seeking Non-Muslims’ help to solve the Muslim-Extremist Cartoon Problem Some predicaments are inter-cultural and to seek their potential solutions, you have to rely on people who understand both the cultures at play. I am a Muslim having lived half of my life in Pakistan and the rest half in America. I understand both the Eastern …
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January 14, 2021 COVID Quarantine is not meant for you to become an alcoholic! Interview with Dan Gross from Channel 8 RochesterFirst.com about the rise of alcohol intake during the pandemic and unawareness amongst surveyed women of the link between alcohol intake and higher risk of developing cancer. Click on this link to read the …
COVID Quarantine is not meant for you to become an alcoholic! Read More »
December 23, 2020 Can you tell the difference between an “anti-vaxxer” and a “vaccine-doubter”? An anti-vaxxer will outright deny and reject vaccines and may be quite rigid in their views. In contrast, a vaccine-doubter understands the importance of vaccines but has many valid inquiries. The latter may be more accepting of meaningful discourse, so here …
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