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Why We're Living Longer

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The Impact of Pasteurization on Childhood Mortality

When pasteurization became standardized here in the US in 1915, is that right? This is a great example of why I couldn't precisely quantify the effect of each intervention. And it's interesting because sometimes people think that the progress in health is really just a byproduct of progress economically. We need new meta-innovations like three-phase trials and randomized controlled experiments," he says.

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