I have been interested in the human brain for as long as I can remember. I always wondered why an organ that controls us wonders about itself. It seemed paradoxical and incredibly intriguing. Although I had many interests as a child, nothing could beat the science of the most complex

One of the greatest achievements and dreams that a medical student, a physician, and a medical scientist have in common is to cure cancer. Is it possible for us to find a single cure for this terrible disease that affects almost 40% of the human population? How can we defeat

As a medical student, you are often asked questions about what you will do after medical school. Many of us wonder what specialty to pursue after becoming medical doctors. In the first year of medical school, many of us had great ambitions of becoming top-notch neurosurgeons, cardiothoracic surgeons, or other

In my previous blog post, I addressed the problem of the doctor-patient relationship, and I gave some advice to all the doctors out there. In this article, I will provide equally valuable information for the patients.  While I worked in family medicine, I saw a lot of people with different

In medical school, we often discussed the patient-doctor relationship, but never went too deep into the subject. I had many colleagues who were far better at retaining information than me, but I always excelled in talking to patients and in my bedside manner. One of my best qualities was my

Have you ever felt kind of foggy, out of place, or like you are living in a dream? Have you felt detached from your surroundings or your own body and mind?  Maybe you felt like you had fallen out of your body or like your every move seemed mechanical or