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Sep 2016
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#75 Boy Wonder

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Barry develops a small but very inconvenient health problem, which becomes so persistent and pernicious that it feels as if someone put a curse on him. Sruthi Pinnamaneni goes deep on a decades-long medical mystery. Lisa Sanders’ book, Every Patient Tells a Story. Lisa Sanders’ column, Diagnosis. Become a Gimlet Member to join our Q&A this Friday at 12PM EST ... Show More
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