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May 2025
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Why Medicine Has Gone Too Far, The Probl...

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: GP & Author
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Could our healthcare system be making us sicker rather than healthier? In the UK, autism diagnoses have increased by a staggering 787% between 1998 and 2018, and one in five people now has some form of mental health disorder. But what if some of our health struggles aren't diseases to be cured, but normal human experiences being medicalised? This week, I' ... Show More
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