The way we communicate can reinforce a culture in which people become another case of “X” disease […]
Abraar Karan
Abraar Karan: Why can’t we accept that residents are being overworked?
Why are we as a system so slow to accept that young doctors are being worked beyond necessity, and even beyond benefit? […]
Abraar Karan: Has medical education done a disservice to new physicians?
With thousands of newly minted physicians around the United States and internationally about to start their medical internships, teaching hospitals, residents, and attending physicians are gearing up for what has […]
Abraar Karan: What we say to our patients matters, but how we say it matters more
The way we frame benefit and risk to our patients can have a huge impact on their health and lifestyle choices, argues Abraar Karan […]
Abraar Karan: Revisiting health as a human right—does everyone have the right to be healthy?
Is health a human right? This question has been a point of global contention, and in particular has driven the highly partisan ideological views on health reform in the United […]
Abraar Karan: Publication should not be the endgame of medical research
Medical students are constantly encouraged to publish academic work, but they are rarely instilled with the value of what the potential impact of that work could be, says Abraar Karan. […]
Abraar Karan: The success trap of academic medicine and the need for change
The career options available to physicians today are more diversified than they have ever been. Physicians are making their presence known in areas that are not fully clinical, including policy, […]
Students are the key to addressing the gap between academia and action in global health
The last decade has seen an unprecedented growth in the number of students from England, the United States, and other high-income countries involved in global health and development projects in […]