Conquistadors of the Operating Room: A Reflection on Medical Mission Trips
The report made me think about things that I could have done to make my visit a win not just for me, but also for the people I was ostensibly trying to help.
All articles by Tafari Mbadiwe, MD, JD
“Surprise Babies” – Not as Rare as You Think
Rare diagnoses deserve our attention, too, and we’d do well not to rule them out as fantastical or impossible.
A Closer Look at the Short Life of Bidding Wars for Plastic Surgeries
The process was a little bit like Uber or Taskrabbit, but for plastic surgery.
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
I’m talking about the (in)famous press conference in which he declared that there are known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns.
Digging Deeper Into the Flu Vaccine and Its Importance to Public Health
There is a sure-fire way for us to gain an upper hand with the flu virus, though. It’s simple: get more people vaccinated.
Have You Ever Heard of a Smartphone?
Having spent a minute or two in the trenches, I can tell you that what we’re all criminally under-appreciating is the smartphone.
A Closer Look Into the Drugged-Driving Epidemic
There’s no doubt that drugged driving is a growing problem, and one that, coincidentally or not, dovetails with expanding decriminalization of marijuana around the country.
Transplant Surgery: Are We Doing Enough (Of It)?
Informed decisions that would allow safe, controlled and efficient organ donations in the absence of a declaration of brain or cardiac death remains a complete nonstarter.
I Am Not Primary Care: A Surgical Intern’s Take
It’s higher numbers of primary care doctors in a community — not surgeons — that correlates with milder morbidity and lower rates of overall mortality.
Sourdough or Sour Don’t? A Closer Look at Glycemic Index
Consumption of higher glycemic index foods has been shown to be associated with increased rates of diabetes, obesity, cancer and all-cause mortality.
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