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Zia H Shah

He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes

Systemic and Orofacial Manifestations of Sarcoidosis: A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiology, Salivary and Lingual Involvement, and Evolving Therapeutics

Presented by Gemini for Zia H Shah MD Audio teaser: How sarcoidosis mimics failing dental implants Introduction and Epidemiological Framework Sarcoidosis is a multisystem, sterile, non-necrotizing granulomatous disorder of uncertain etiology that represents one of the most complex clinical enigmas in modern immunology and internal medicine. Initially described in 1877, […]

Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Comprehensive Review of Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, and Evolving Therapeutic Paradigms

Written by Gemini Audio teaser: When asthma treatments unmask deadly EGPA Introduction to the Disease Spectrum Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), historically designated by the eponym Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a rare, complex, and potentially life-threatening systemic necrotizing vasculitis. Clinically characterized by a quintessential triad of adult-onset severe asthma, profound peripheral […]

Islamic Beliefs: Five or Forty: Should We Believe in a List, or What We Come to Know and Understand?

Epigraph الم  ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ  الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ  وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَبِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ ‎ أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى […]