The Peter Attia Drive

The Peter Attia Drive

#40 - Tom Catena, M.D.: The world's most important doctor – to nearly a million patients – saving countless lives in the war-torn and remote villages of Sudan

Feb 11, 2019 · 02:41:46

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Dr. Tom Catena describes his work as a sole physician in Sudan.
He runs Mother of Mercy Hospital in the Nuba Mountains.
Contrasts Western chronic disease with Nuba people's causes of death.

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