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Essays on the science, the practice, the philosophy, and the technology of medicine. Browse by theme, or search the full text of every piece.

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Medical science

The body, the evidence, and how clinical knowledge is actually made — physiology, pharmacology, and a careful look at the studies behind what we are taught to do.

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Productivity in medicine

Focus, systems, and stamina built for clinical life — how to hold ten thousand facts, survive exam season, and last the long game of medical training.

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Technology in medicine

AI, tools, and data as they arrive in the clinic — what genuinely helps a doctor think and decide, and what only looks like it does.

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Theory in medicine

First principles and thought experiments — the reasoning habits medicine runs on, taken apart away from the bedside where there is time to think.

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