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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