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We’ve solved many medical mysteries. Where are the cures? | Saloni Dattani

August 17, 2026 12:56 2.92 MB ( 9.59 MB less) Downloads: 0

Science communicator Saloni Dattani traces the quiet revolution of medical innovation that has slashed death rates from conditions like heart disease and malaria — and reveals the broken incentives that have delayed other lifesaving treatments for decades. "Diseases are not a fact of life," she says. "They're problems that we can solve."



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