{"id":4815,"date":"2026-06-29T00:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T00:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/?p=4815"},"modified":"2026-08-27T00:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:58:30","slug":"the-medicine-exists-so-why-cant-patients-get-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/the-medicine-exists-so-why-cant-patients-get-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The Medicine Exists. So Why Can\u2019t Patients Get It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Medicine Exists. 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