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How To Help Japan: Earthquake Relief Options
On March 11, 2011, a huge 8.9 earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit…
Fear of Nuclear Accidents Worse than the Accidents Themselves
This is Rob Stein in The Washington Post, via Robin Hanson: Although…
Japan’s Nuclear Fallout: The Health Impact
The before-and-after pictures of the tsunami in Japan are heart-wrenching. And things…
Really Oxfam? Really?
Oxfam hasn’t let pesky little things like representative household surveys and impact…
Trends in Medical Care – Overview
There are a series of medical megatrends outlined in my book The…
Smiles Make the World Go Around
A blog post in the Wall Street Journal Online explains why it…
Six Ideas and Questions for GAVI’s New CEO
This week, Dr. Seth Berkley was named Chief Executive Officer of the…
China – Future Obesity Treatment Market
Chinese people with a body mass index (BMI) of 24-25.9 had the…
Hard choices on Health Care at Home and Away
As spending cuts hit federal and state health programs, policy-makers are obliged…
Super-Chickens in Fight Against Avian Flu
In 2003 and 2004, bird flu outbreaks devastated the economies of several…