Numerous texts and phone calls were received from fellow colleagues along the lines of “are you taking the vaccine?” The COVID-19 vaccine has been shipped and begun to be administered as part of the emergency distribution, and it’s the brave front-line heroes who are going first.

Providing resources to keep women successful.

"The questions have been numerous, “What’s the real risk?” “What if I get tested before I leave?” “Most of us don’t go anywhere; we should be OK, right?” The only prescription I could 100 percent safely give was to have a virtual Thanksgiving." Some tips for a safe Thanksgiving

The anxiety and pit in my stomach is similar to the fear I felt walking onto a COVID ward. For the first time, I fear for my safety as an American.

The leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping, and autumn is here. Fall is a favorite season in Michigan with cider mills, doughnuts, pumpkin-spice lattes, the beautiful colorful foliage and of course Halloween.

Protecting the healthcare of all patients is in alliance with the Hippocratic Oath and we must vote to protect it.

Yes, Mr. President, the virus may be something you don’t fear. But you should; because it will cost you dearly this election.

His life is proof that listening to God’s whisper in your ear can bring more joy and success than simply doing what society expects.

We must resist some of the cultural norms against women that are unconsciously handed down in the Indian American community.

It was my first flu shot. I had to get it to do my residency rotations in the hospital. Despite being a doctor, I still hated shots.

I would like to introduce you to a Joy Spreader, Asha Shajahan, MD, MHSA. When asked how she likes to spread joy in the world, she shared the following…

Chadwick Boseman is a superhero who will forever be remembered for his role in "Black Panther," a movie that challenged institutional bias.

When there were a few of us, we were happy to identify with one another as fellow Indians, but now that there are many, we are back in our silos based on language, creed and state of origin.

An African American female had been to the hospital three times in a week for severe abdominal pain. Yelling for pain medication, she returned with the same complaint.

"Last week, I was on call and it felt like the beginning of March again," physician Asha Shajahan says.

“Misinformation is causing panic, anger, polarization between political parties, sickness and even death. It’s time to assign it a diagnostic code.”

As people across the country protest for racial justice, Dr. Asha Shajahan recognizes the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement for the courage that made her life possible.

As Detroit recovers from the coronavirus crisis, family medicine physician Asha Shajahan provides The Indian SCENE her final dispatch from the frontlines.

As Detroit recovers from the coronavirus crisis, family medicine physician Asha Shajahan provides The Indian SCENE her third dispatch from the frontlines.

Two weeks ago, a New York City hospital physician died, not because of her COVID-19 diagnosis, but by suicide. The sad news of her demise shook me.