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What Modern Medicine Gets Wrong (with Marty Makary)

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Unraveling Hormone Replacement Therapy: Myths and Realities

This chapter examines the complex narrative surrounding hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for postmenopausal women, focusing on the health benefits and the fear instigated by a controversial study linking it to breast cancer. It highlights the persistence of medical dogma and misinformation that has led to significant misunderstandings and reluctance to embrace HRT, affecting generations of women. Through a critical lens, the chapter encourages a reevaluation of biases in medicine and the need for informed decision-making in health care.

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