The Substaq of Istiaq | Istiaq Mian, MD | Substack

narrative medicine

When a Pregnant Patient's Heart Stopped, Mine Almost Did too

A case from LAMB hospital in Parbatipur, Bangladesh

Nov 20, 2025 • Istiaq Mian, MD

How to communicate in a stressful environment

do it clearly and in the right tone

Jun 14, 2025 • Istiaq Mian, MD

The hospital bill is too damn high

Why America needs universal health care

Apr 19, 2025 • Istiaq Mian, MD

He's wanted to die since I was ten years old

how love exists in a difficult relationship

Feb 8, 2025 • Istiaq Mian, MD

I like to give People the Benefit of the Doubt

sometimes it'll burn you, sometimes it won't

Nov 2, 2024 • Istiaq Mian, MD

The Humbling Perpetual Post-Graduate Years

What every rookie physician should know

Sep 1, 2024 • Istiaq Mian, MD

A Sixty Year Love Story in Wisconsin

What one couple taught me about life

Jul 6, 2024 • Istiaq Mian, MD

What is a Hospitalist?

Not quite a fundamentalist

May 4, 2024 • Istiaq Mian, MD

personal essay

Will Bangladesh Complete its Revolution?

or Will History Repeat Itself?

Jan 15 • Istiaq Mian, MD

One Year Older - What I Learned Along the Way, Version 2025

A few notes on writing, raising kids, and some book recs

Dec 18, 2025 • Istiaq Mian, MD

Why a Turkish Bath Will Make You Feel like a Little Kid

And why that feeling is beneficial

Oct 30, 2025 • Istiaq Mian, MD

Kids Don't Care if you Take Them to Beautiful Places

As long as there's a hot dog or a pool, you're good

Oct 2, 2025 • Istiaq Mian, MD

I visited the Balkans and the most interesting place is Bosnia and Herzegovina

the tragedies there show history doesn't repeat itself, it rhymes

Sep 4, 2025 • Istiaq Mian, MD

How to prove you were born four decades ago in Bangladesh

it's hard. and you need luck and persistence.

Aug 14, 2025 • Istiaq Mian, MD

The AI physician will see you now

Jul 17, 2025 • Istiaq Mian, MD

Don't just do something! Stand there!

How I once used tincture of time

May 17, 2025 • Istiaq Mian, MD

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