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Medical Benchmarks and the Myth of the Universal Patient

By Manvir Singh · The New Yorker · March 2025
Medical Benchmarks and the Myth of the Universal Patient
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"Manvir Singh reviews “Adaptable: How Your Unique Body Really Works and Why Our Biology Unites Us,” by Herman Pontzer, and considers the hidden cost of pediatric growth charts and other universal benchmarks in medicine and public health."

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