Medicine, culture, travel, food, healing, and human stories from my archive. Start with a trail, search for a memory, or move by year.
Roads, meals, clinics, and human encounters.The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON: A MODERN DAY TECHNOLOGICAL ENCOUNTER AT 39 000 FEET. The sleek Airbus 350 took off from New York JFK airport on time, now climbing over…
WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, in my opinion and those of many others, QATAR AIRWAYS is the best Airline in the world and I look forward to each and every flight with…
A HOTEL STAY THAT TURNED ITSELF INTO A VACATION And that mood followed me to Casablanca. I love flying Qatar Airways; it means frequent transits through Doha. Before, I was…
HOW TO CENTRE YOURSELF WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING OFTEN? Thoughts from DOHA As I entered the Al Mourjan Lounge at Doha International Airport, a young man clad in grey suit…
THE SAD STATE OF DIABETES CONTROL IN AMERICA A study was recently published comparing patients with Type 2 Diabetes who are attending Endocrine Clinics in North America, for a study…
It’s quite a story. This story may seem unlikely in this era of generalized war between cultures, civilizations, and religions. And I am grateful to British journalist Ben Judah for…
I found myself in Kuala Lumpur on 4th of July 2017. I am aware that it is an important holiday in USA even though I have not been in USA…
I am in Doha to show solidarity with the country, which is facing a diplomatic crisis, forced on them by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, all I suppose stalwarts…
Original Blogger URL: https://medicoanthropologist.blogspot.com/2017/07/siem-reap-is-carving-itself-into-my.html
This is how hydrated my face was when I began my journey from DOHA to New York JFK. 14 hours later, despite having a total of 8 hours sleep, the…
I look forward to my Qatar airways flights. In May, I flew 10 long haul flights back to back with them and in the first two weeks of this month…
Original Blogger URL: https://medicoanthropologist.blogspot.com/2017/07/one-day-in-qatar-in-july-2017.html
9 South Korean Nursing Students from Pusan, South Korea spent two days with us and many days with other members of the Health Department of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.…
Medical Knowledge ALONE is not sufficient to heal Most people suffer from Illnesses and the medical profession objectifies those symptoms elicited and then gives it a name, and it becomes…
WHEN IT COMES TO CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THE GROUND, NO ONE CAN BEAT THE UNITED STATES SERVICE INDUSTRY. I had arrived in the United States from Qatar on the 16…
I am at Riad Hamdani, a bed and breakfast lodging place, Moroccan style, very comfortable and inspiring near the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca. In the morning, facing the…
Two things stood out on my recent trip to PARIS.. Unlike the disdain the locals exhibited towards English, majority of the people I encountered were speaking English! No more, pas…
Qatar Airways Flight from Miami to Doha American Airlines International Lounge at terminal E in Miami Arrival Lounge at Doha Oryx Rotaana Hotel, Doha
