Maya Abdel-MegidBeauty in illnessWe gravitate to medicine for a number of reasons. Some love the science of medicine, some love helping people, and some enjoy the status it…Dec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022
Maya Abdel-MegidSurgery, Surgery, Surgery — The Business of Medicine has become The Business of SurgeryMy father was always a big proponent of choosing the field of medicine as a career choice. As a physician himself, he could be a tad…Nov 21, 2022Nov 21, 2022
Maya Abdel-MegidA Decade of Defensive Medicine and a Future of Tort ReformJohn enters the ER. One of his complaints is a minor headache. Without a second thought, the doctor instinctively orders him a CT scan to…Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022
Maya Abdel-MegidThe Thalidomide Disaster- Part 2/2A Time of Sweeping Drug ReformNov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022
Maya Abdel-MegidThe Thalidomide Disaster Part 1Thalidomide, or as some scientists have called it, “the biggest man-made medical disaster ever,” was a turning point in the history of…Nov 3, 2022Nov 3, 2022
Maya Abdel-MegidWhere the Complexity of the Healthcare System Begins — Healthcare is no regular consumer productHealthcare providers often make the argument that healthcare should be treated like any other consumer industry. Their time, their…Oct 2, 2022Oct 2, 2022