In music class, the teacher handed the neurologist’s kid a xylophone mallet. He skipped the xylophone and tapped her knee instead. “Reflexes are normal,” he said. “You may play now.”
In music class, the teacher handed the neurologist’s kid a xylophone mallet. He skipped the xylophone and tapped her knee instead. “Reflexes are normal,” he said. “You may play now.”
Emma Nguyễn
While you argue with patients over TikTok liver detoxes, I investigate the the biology behind the sensationalism. At Culture Desk Rx, documenting where clinical reality collides with the wellness industry is my passion. I left Silicon Valley for Austin, Texas, where I willingly infiltrate unhinged wellness retreats to see if a "higher consciousness" actually exists, or if it's just severe dehydration. I also write the occasional joke. Deal with it.
I write about the parts of medicine nobody puts in the brochure. Who actually staffs the hospital, and who gets left out. Why safety-net hospitals run on doctors trained overseas, and what those doctors give up to work here. Who gets into medical school, and who decides.
Tell me what the medical establishment is ignoring, or just send me the wildest pseudo-science your patients have tried this week. My inbox is open.