When I want to learn something new or unwind, I search for a podcast. There seems to be a podcast for just about any niche, and whether you are interested in an audio drama or gaining an in-depth knowledge of the Roman empire—there is a podcast for you. Podcasting has exploded as a medium in […]
I remember one of my first times in the delivery room with a patient and her partner. Our team of physicians was explaining some of the pathology that was going on with our patient and I could just see the blank looks on their faces as we tried our best to simplify the information. Then […]
Who would have thought that this would be 2020? COVID-19 has changed so much. There have been disappointing times and lots of sacrifices have been made. A career in medicine, as a physician, is truly a calling. Starting a psychiatry residency in the middle of a pandemic has been quite the experience. I was able […]
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In these uncertain times, I think it is important now more than ever that we really consider who we look to for medical knowledge—trusted, reliable medical knowledge should always be at the front of our minds when we’re talking health. After all, we have one life to live, so why not live a healthy and […]
Each time I visit the Red Cross, I surrender two units of packed red blood cells and am met with the assurance that with each donation, lives are saved. The cynic in me had pictured a freezer-burned bag of my cells tossed in biohazard garbage, but despite my pessimism, or perhaps directly because of it, […]
Prior to going to the ED to get worked up for my blurry vision, my friend and I did our own limited eye exam in my apartment and successfully diagnosed me with a corneal abrasion/ulcer. All it took was a picture, history-taking, and comparison with online images. After this incident as well as my diagnosing […]
The literature has underlined an association between HER2 activating mutations in colorectal cancer and resistance to therapy. While these mutations reduce the efficacy of EGFR antibody agents such as cetuximab the tumors remain responsive to dual HER2 targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors like neratinib(1). Additionally, while we detect activating mutations in about 7% of […]
I was struck after my 2-week geriatrics rotation ended last week, because I found myself thinking that it was a specialty that most aligned with my core values of practicing medicine, and its approach to patient care was very unique compared to other clerkships I rotated in. This was realized after one specific clinical experience […]
Adil Menon
Fourth-Year, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Before medical school, Adil completed his Master of Bioethics degree from Harvard Medical School. His written work may be found in Hektoen International, the HMS Bioethics Journal, the Pathologist, and JAMA Cardiology among other publications.
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