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Can You Believe It? Health Hype Vs. Medical Science

I went to medical school a long time ago. In another millennium, on another coast, in a galaxy far, far away. I’ve forgotten a lot of what I learned, back in the dark ages before Twitter, and even Facebook. But the information I’ve learned since then has more than made up for what I’ve lost. I work in an academic medical center, where the professorial track supports (and mandates) peer-reviewed research, publication, teaching, administrative work, and clinical productivity. Like it or not, we’re always learning. I have been so immersed in this microcosm that the world around me sometimes seems surreal. Thankfully, I have social media and living in Los Angeles to keep me grounded in the bizarre…

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