# The Story Medicine Can't Tell

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Podcast: [The Great Updraft](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-updraft-7045130)
Published: 2026-06-30T19:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The medical system tries to reduce our problems down to simple, pragmatic descriptions and solutions. But does this always help?This is a snippet from my Wednesday 24/6 episode, The Diagnosis Obsession Part 2.

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