PopRX by Rahul Parikh

What movies get wrong about childbirth

Hollywood comically exaggerates delivery room chaos -- and reflects serious questions about pain relief

Rahul Parikh Monday, Apr 11, 2011 11:01 AM UTC 96
Life PopRX, Pregnancy

The powerful disease has never been laid bare like it is in "The Emperor of All Maladies." We speak to the author

Rahul Parikh Monday, Apr 4, 2011 1:01 PM UTC 12
Life PopRX, Cancer, Nonfiction

From free pens to elaborate three-course meals, Big Pharma is shameless about promoting itself. Sadly, it works

Rahul Parikh Monday, Mar 28, 2011 12:30 PM UTC 44
Life PopRX

If being gay is really genetic, then what accounts for twins with different sexual orientations? Experts explain

Rahul Parikh Monday, Mar 21, 2011 12:30 PM UTC 62
Life PopRX, LGBT

Once a comforting sign of heroism, the cloak has become increasingly unpopular -- much like physicians themselves

Rahul Parikh Monday, Mar 14, 2011 12:01 PM UTC 69
Life PopRX, Medicine

Music and medicine are deeply connected. But what kind of music should your surgeon really be listening to?

Rahul Parikh Monday, Mar 7, 2011 12:45 PM UTC 26
Life PopRX, Music

The blockbuster acne treatment may have mega-star endorsements, but its ingredients are painfully ordinary

Rahul Parikh Monday, Feb 28, 2011 9:01 AM UTC 32
Life PopRX, Celebrity

A new column to disinfect unhealthy cultural myths. First up: "The Office" misinterprets the hygiene hypothesis

Rahul Parikh Monday, Feb 21, 2011 5:01 PM UTC 29
Life PopRX, The Office