by Dr Khan | Apr 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Medical training spans an eternity. One has to complete high school, college, medical school, before crossing the final hurdle of residency training. I ‘matched’ for internal medicine residency, in a university hospital in the mid-west. The program had a...
by Dr Khan | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
His eyes are luminous, I get a glimpse of his pure soul, brilliant, untarnished, innocent. He greets me with a disarming smile. He can hardly contain himself. I am weary. I had a full load of patients in clinic today. My medical assistant was a new hire,...
by Dr Khan | Feb 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Medicine is an ‘art’. One can learn about symptoms, diagnostics and treatment plans for various diseases, from text-books and journal articles. It is harder to study empathy, compassion and human connection from conventional academic resources. The ‘art’ of medicine...
by Dr Khan | Feb 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein show promise in phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 Emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for treatment approved for: ambulatory patients with mild to moderate...
by Dr Khan | Jan 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
December is typically busy in the ICU. Flu and respiratory viral pneumonia cases start trickling into the ICU, interspersed with cardiac arrests, strokes, pulmonary emboli, septic shock, and COPD exacerbations. The ICU census starts creeping up. December 2020 has been...
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