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Oct 2024
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Modern Medicine and its Blind Spots — wi...

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Dr. Marty Makary, a renowned surgeon and professor at Johns Hopkins, public health expert, and a two-time New York Times bestselling author, joins Scott to discuss his latest book, Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health. They go over topics including the issue of overmedication, weight loss drugs, and the food industrial complex. 


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