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70 - A Doctor's Work

Bedside Rounds by Adam Rodman

Dec 19, 202249:14Science & Medicine

What do doctors actually do? Are they Sherlockian detectives, hunting down obscure clues to solve intractable cases? Are they virtuosic experts, training for half a lifetime to bring the latest science to bear to cure di...

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70 - A Doctor's Work is an episode from Bedside Rounds by Adam Rodman. What do doctors actually do? Are they Sherlockian detectives, hunting down obscure clues to solve intractable cases? Are they virtuosic experts, training for half a life...

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Published Dec 19, 2022, 49:14 long, audio available.

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