
Why We're Living Longer
TED Radio Hour
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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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