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However, we do live in a time where doctors and other experts need to use charts, data, and other measurements to create a standard definition of health. That is why a doctor or another healthcare ...

Move over, BMI. It’s time to get SAD. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like ...