It’s time for another round of listener Q&A. Join us as we tackle audience questions about the genetic drivers of heart disease and the problem of specialization in medicine on the Science Dispatch podcast.
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Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 135 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:<\/p>\n
Genes and heart health: Is there a specific gene that increases heart-disease risk in black people? More importantly, does that knowledge improve our ability to treat individual patients?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fragmented health care: Why is medicine so compartmentalized\u2014divided into isolated specialties that treat specific body organs and ailments\u2014and does this fragmentation hinder patient care?<\/p>\n
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