Parimal Rohit

Parimal is a veteran journalist currently serving as Staff Writer for The Log (recreational boating publication) and Southern California Reporter for India-West (ethnic media). He previously was the Managing Editor of the Mirror Media Group in Santa Monica, a Staff Writer with The Signal in Santa Clarita, and Bollywood Writer for Buzzine Networks in Hollywood. Parimal also covered sports, politics and entertainment as a freelancer for several publications, including Campus Circle and Sun Community Newspapers. Personal interests include baseball, independent film, urban music and traveling.

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Concussions in the NFL: A player tells his story

NFL receiver Josh Cribbs recently had his brain analyzed and was told his brain resembled that of a 52-year-old. He's only 32 years old. In Cleveland, Cribbs told reporters he worries what his future will look like.

Indian cuisine is filled with many sugary and carbohydrate-heavy items.

Explanatory approach pays off in series on diabetes in Indian community

A reporting project on the rising incidence of diabetes among Indian communities finds virtue in taking an explanatory approach. "Linking our cuisine to impactful statistics and studies, I hoped, would grab the reader’s attention," California Fellow Parimal Rohit writes.

Race and Equity

Chronic Disease

Food and Nutrition

Healthcare Systems & Policy

Community & Public Health

Indians and Diabetes: Managing a growing epidemic (part 2)

India-West’s examination of the impact of diabetes within the Indian population continues with a look at an attempt to legislate efforts to reduce sugar consumption, how one diabetic patient lived with the disease for nearly 25 years, and ways to manage the chronic condition.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Chronic Disease

Community & Public Health

Indians and diabetes: managing a growing epidemic (part 1)

There can be no discussion of Indian culture without dedicating a portion of the topic to food. The country has a culinary history and lifestyle as diverse as it is rich. Does Indian food, however, come with a price?

Chronic Disease

Food and Nutrition

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Parimal Rohit

Articles

Concussions in the NFL: A player tells his story

Explanatory approach pays off in series on diabetes in Indian community

Indians and Diabetes: Managing a growing epidemic (part 2)

Indians and diabetes: managing a growing epidemic (part 1)