A lot, it turns out, about healthcare transformation. A fifth generation wine producing family in Spain faced the challenge of transforming itself in the late 1990s. The family vineyard in the region […]
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Sandesh Kotte: Reviving the public health system in Telangana, India
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Richard Lehman’s journal review—12 January 2015
NEJM 8 Jan 2015 Vol 372 113 A vaccine that works really well is the best kind of medical intervention. But a vaccine that gives partial protection is a headache. […]