Tag: Arabic
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It’s all in a name
Rida Khan New York, United States Photo by author I struggle with the letters that make up my name It hesitates and falls flat on their tongues And although I’ve searched for reason, there is an inexplicable shame That I’ve unwillingly carried since I was young Until one day, in a hospital bed ten…
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History of medicine in ancient India
Keerthana Kalla Seattle, Washington, United States Shushrut Statue In Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar. Photo by Alokprasad. 2009. Via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. The chronicle of medicine is the story of man’s struggle against illness. As early as 5000 BC, India developed a comprehensive form of healing called Ayurveda. Such traditional healing was first recorded between…
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A brief life
Andrea Eisenberg Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States Photo by Luis Galvez on Unsplash I felt his legs wiggling in the sac of warm fluid surrounding him. His body was so tiny, his kicks were like a feather passing across my fingers. But his warm, dark world was about to slip away. Did he already sense it? Or…
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The scourge, the scientist, and the swindle
Anne Jacobson Oak Park, Illinois, United States Alice Augusta Ball, 1915. (Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain) “The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean.’ He shall remain unclean as long as…
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Blood beliefs and practices in Iran
Bahar Dowlatshahi Tehrann, Iran Circulation of the blood (human). Wellcome Collection. CC BY 4.0. Blood is believed to have special abilities and properties in many eastern countries such as Iran. Even human personality traits, emotions, and relationships are referred to with blood. Angry people boil their blood; those who are kind and loving are called…
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The history and mystery of cupping
Mariel Tishma Chicago, Illinois, United States Peasant Spa of Krapinske Toplice, Yugoslavia. Where ancient method of cupping using cow horns is practised. Credit: Wellcome Collection. CC BY Maybe your chest hurts from coughing, or maybe your muscles ache. Maybe you feel sluggish and anxious, worn out, and not sure why. There is a treatment, some…
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Interviewing, Gibran, calligraphy
Saleh Aldasouqi East Lansing, Michigan, United States One of the most enjoyable parts of my academic job is teaching. Interacting with medical students, residents, and fellows is a wonderful environment to practice medicine; and one particular fun part in teaching is interviewing for new training positions, residency, and fellowship. Interviewing gives one a unique…