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EPISODE · Jun 26, 2019 · 14 MIN

The Worst Patients in the World - David H. Freedman - July 2019

from The Atlantic Out Loud

Americans are hypochondriacs, yet we skip our checkups. We demand drugs we don’t need, and fail to take the ones we do. No wonder the U.S. leads the world in health spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Americans are hypochondriacs, yet we skip our checkups. We demand drugs we don’t need, and fail to take the ones we do. No wonder the U.S. leads the world in health spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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