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What veterinarians know that physicians don't

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Barbara Natterson-Horowitz |

TEDMED 2014

• September 2014

What do you call a veterinarian who can only take care of one species? A physician. In a fascinating talk, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz shares how a species-spanning approach to health can improve medical care of the human animal -- particularly when it comes to mental health.

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What do you call a veterinarian who can only take care of one species? A physician. In a fascinating talk, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz shares how a species-spanning approach to health can improve medical care of the human animal -- particularly when it comes to mental health.

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Cardiologist, evolutionary biologist

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B. N. Horowitz, MD is a cardiologist and visiting professor at Harvard University's department of human evolutionary biology who turns to the natural world for insights into human well being.

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"Real doctors take care of many species"

Barbara Natterson-Horowitz expands on her idea of a species-spanning approach to medicine in a Q&A with TEDMED.

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