Gabfest Reads: Invisible Kingdom: How Meghan 0'Rourke became a detective of her own illness.

Emily Bazelon talks with author Meghan O’Rourke about germ theory, biomarkers, medical mysteries, long COVID and the quest to return to health as chronicled in her new book The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness.

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