What makes us get sick? Look upstream

Title:
What makes us get sick? Look upstream
Speaker:
Rishi Manchanda
Description:

Rishi Manchanda has worked as a doctor in South Central Los Angeles for a decade, where he’s come to realize: His job isn’t just about treating a patient’s symptoms, but about getting to the root cause of what is making them ill—the “upstream" factors like a poor diet, a stressful job, a lack of fresh air. It’s a powerful call for doctors to pay attention to a patient's life outside the exam room.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
18:13
Format: HTML5
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