# How do we fix medicine? - Atul Gawande

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Podcast: [TED-Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430)
Published: 2026-07-17T14:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG3072009142.mp3
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## Resource

Our medical systems are broken. Doctors are capable of extraordinary (and expensive) treatments, but they are losing their core focus: actually treating people. Doctor and writer Atul Gawande suggests we take a step back and look at new ways to do medicine -- with fewer cowboys and more pit crews. Talk by Atul Gawande. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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