Rajesh M Parikh

Parikh is director, Medical Research & Hon. Neuropsychiatrist, Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai. He has co-authored The Coronavirus: What You Need To Know About The Global Pandemic

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How we are choking our health by ignoring air pollution in our cities: PM2.5 is raising risk of heart attacks, cancer and lung diseasesSubscriber Only

March 16,2023 13:59:51 PM

A recent study by the Jaslok-Fertile Tree International Centre with IIT Mumbai revealed secondary metabolites of phthalates derived from plastic products in the ovarian follicles of infertile women. In men, worldwide steadily declining sperm counts are attributable to pollutants, says Dr Rajesh M. Parikh, Director of Medical Research at Mumbai’s Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

Never mind pandemic fatigue, we aren’t free of Covid yetSubscriber Only

October 13,2022 04:04:08 AM

Rajesh M Parikh writes: Our best defence against the pandemic continues to be vaccination, respiratory and hand hygiene, physical distancing and mask-wearing. As cases rise across the world, it is time we shake off our fatigue

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

An Expert Explains: Emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic, seeing viruses in perspectiveSubscriber Only

April 05,2022 17:10:20 PM

Viruses have existed on Earth for 3.5 billion years prior to humans. They permeate every part of the natural world, lurking in soil, seawater, and drifting through the atmosphere. Almost all of them are harmless to humans, and many perform important functions in our ecosystem's maintenance. In fact, viruses have been integral to the very evolution of our species.

Wed, Apr 06, 2022

Finding closure when a ‘zero-Covid’ future is unlikelySubscriber Only

December 31,2021 04:30:53 AM

🔴 Rajesh M Parikh writes: History shows that the end of the pandemic would be better viewed as the return of social life rather than the attainment of specific epidemiological goals

Fri, Dec 31, 2021

Defending ourselves against OmicronSubscriber Only

December 18,2021 04:30:02 AM

🔴 Rajesh M Parikh writes: Among other measures, we must overhaul our vaccination policy, particularly with regard to booster doses in vulnerable populations

Sat, Dec 18, 2021

Could a 2020 war with India attempt to restore Xi’s shaky position in ChinaSubscriber Only

September 15,2020 03:05:22 AM

Having conducted themselves disgracefully during the early days of the pandemic, the Chinese have brilliantly outmanoeuvred the virus. For us, the worst of the pandemic is yet to come in loss of lives and livelihoods.

Tue, Sep 15, 2020