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  1. A global pandemic is inevitable, yet we are woefully unprepared
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    The threat of a pandemic claiming millions of lives and devastating economies around the world is as serious as the potential perils of global climate change, renowned economist Larry Summers told a Stanford audience during a recent visit to campus.
  2. Boston’s antique sewage system is model for impoverished nations today
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    New research by Stanford Health Policy’s Marcella Alsan indicates that the sewage systems installed in Boston and surrounding municipalities in the late 1800s complemented the water treatment plants and had a significant role in protecting the lives of children.
  3. Embedding neuroscience in public health policy
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    Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, told an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this January that the better approach to public health campaigns are those tailored to the realities of the human brain.
  4. Measuring return on investment in health care
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    What is the best way to measure returns on investments in health care? This was at the crux of the third annual Global Health Economics Consortium Colloquium.
  5. Health policy wonks love this season of Downton Abbey
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    This season, “Downton Abbey's” plot line has health policy wonks on the edge of their seats: a heated debate about hospital consolidation that closely parallels what’s going on in the U.S. health care system today.
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