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Topic: Poprx

PopRx is a column, running every Monday, that uses pop culture as a jumping-off point to better understand our health. Author Rahul Parikh is a pediatrician in the Bay Area. Send him comments and questions at poprx@salon.com.

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Should doctors lie?

Rahul K. Parikh. M.D.
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When doctors admit mistakes

Rahul K. Parikh
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Why doctors can't say no

Rahul K. Parikh
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The HPV vaccine should not be controversial

Rahul Parikh
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Anna Deveare Smith teaches us about dying

Rahul Parikh
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Did the "16 and Pregnant" stars talk to a doctor?

Rahul Parikh
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Our overblown paranoia about Internet and teens

Rahul Parikh
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Rocking out in the operating room

Rahul Parikh
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