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49. Why Don’t We Have a Cure for Alzheimer’s?

49. Why Don’t We Have a Cure for Alzheimer’s?

Released Friday, 12th August 2022
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49. Why Don’t We Have a Cure for Alzheimer’s?

49. Why Don’t We Have a Cure for Alzheimer’s?

49. Why Don’t We Have a Cure for Alzheimer’s?

49. Why Don’t We Have a Cure for Alzheimer’s?

Friday, 12th August 2022
 1 person rated this episode
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Promising drugs keep failing in trials. Allegations of fraud have cast a shadow over the field. An expert explains why Alzheimer’s treatments have been so hard to find — and why one clue may lie in the Andes Mountains.

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Each week, physician, economist, and author of "Random Acts of Medicine" Dr. Bapu Jena will dig into a fascinating study at the intersection of economics and healthcare. He takes on questions like: Why do kids with summer birthdays get the flu more often? Can surviving a hurricane help you live longer? What do heart surgery and grocery-store pricing have in common?

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