Public Commentary & Debate
Dr. El-Sayed has written a host of commentary on public health, politics, culture, and the intersection of the three. His work has been featured in CNN, The New York Times, Huffington Post. The Guardian, The Hill, and more.
The Guardian
The Huffington Post
Muslim Community Leaders and American Politicians: Moving Forward
A Question About Health Reform for Our Newest Senator
Is Your Professor an Islamophobe?
Failing the Test: Did Our Discomfort With Numbers Doom Health Reform?
Get With the Diagnosis: Doctors Should Rally Around Health Reform
Of Poets and Terrorists: A Terrorist By Any Other Name...
Why the U.S. Should Support the Protesters in Egypt
The Orientalist Narrative Distorting the Egyptian Struggle for Freedom
Prevention vs. Treatment and the Perverse Incentives Inflating the Costs of Healthcare
The Reckless Folly of Ellsburg’s ‘Will Dropouts Save America?
Guns or Butter? Decisions After the Failure of the Super Committee
Corporations Pulling Ads from All-American Muslim Are Engaged in Jim Crow-Style Discrimination
The Lament of a College Football Fan
SOPA’s Killer Cousin You’ve Probably Never Heard About
A New MCAT and a New Focus for Future Doctors
Five Reasons Free Markets Don’t Work in Health Care
Project Syndicate
Michigan Publications
Other Publications
The New York Times | Letter to the Editor: The Link between Weight and Health
CNN | Health of Muslims, Arab Americans another victim of 9/11
The Hill | Trump’s new immigration ban poses potential health risks
The Hill | Invest in American Science
VICE Impact | Detroit’s Poor Infrastructure Hits Low-Income Communities the Hardest
PolicyMic | Technology Isn’t the Answer to our Healthcare Problems
Al Jazeera | The Tale of Two Koreas: Economic Lessons for Egypt