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Don’t Get a Facelift Until You Hear This

Plastic surgery is booming right now, as celebrities embrace transparency and GLP-1s change our skin. Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to longtime friend and board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Julius Few about how it all plays out in his office. Madeleine Thompson and Sofia Sanchez produc ...  Show more

Why So Much of What We Know About Dementia Has Changed

As scientists make strides against dementia with new tests and drugs, Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks with journalist Robert Kolker about “The Vanishing Family,” his new book chronicling one family’s struggle with a particular form of the disease. Madeleine Thompson and Sofia Sanchez prod ...  Show more

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