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Medical Blindspots

Concussions

Your Brain on Fire: What a Concussion Actually Is (and Why the MRI Says You're Fine)

A normal MRI doesn’t mean your brain is fine. A concussion is a secondary inflammatory cascade, a brain on fire, and an old hit you barely remember can be what set up the illness you’re fighting today. Dr. Aaron Hartman on what a concussion actually is.

Peptides & Biological Signaling | Part 2

Your Body Has Been Making Peptides Since Before You Were Born

The Cultural Story Around Peptides Got the Science Backwards

Everyone’s heard about peptides. Almost nobody has a clear answer to the most basic question: what are they? Dr. Hartman has been working with them clinically for 20 years. Here’s the explanation you’ve been waiting for.

Medical Blindspots | Part 3

Becoming a Medical Feminist

Why Women’s Health Requires a Different Lens

About 80% of the patients Dr. Hartman sees are women. And over the years, he noticed a pattern. This article names six specific ways the system fails them (and why it’s not random).

Medical Blindspots | Part 1

How Often Is Modern Medicine Wrong?

The Pattern No One Wants to Talk About

Some medical errors are just errors. Others become doctrine.