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Exterior photo of the Mayo Building, which houses the University of Minnesota Medical School's Twin Cities campus. NINA MOINI: An estimated 7 million adults in the US live with bipolar disorder, a ...

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This transcript has been edited for clarity. For more episodes, download the Medscape app or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider. Let me introduce ...