Ellen Liebig: Understanding the ‘big picture’ of human health (opens in new tab)

These days, it’s cool to know a lot about a little. Researchers carve out hyper-specific niches in their respective fields. Social media influencers pick a lane—long-distance bikepacking, trends in needlepoint—and stay there. Medical students’ interest in general internal medicine has halved in the last 10 years, with more of them gravitating toward specialties like anesthesiology or orthopedic surgery. But Ellen Liebig? She’s all about the big…