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Nov 2014
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#2 The Secret, Gruesome Internet For Doc...

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An app called Figure One wants to be Instagram, but for doctors. Why would doctors need their own Instagram? We spy on the secret & disgusting medical internet, plus we speak to one of its residents.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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