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Getting ahead of chronic disease 'tsunami' will take data and creativity, experts say

Getting ahead of chronic disease ‘tsunami’ will take data and creativity, experts say

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VSChronic illness is pervasive in the United States. Trillions of dollars are spent and hundreds of thousands of lives are claimed by chronic disease each year. So why do we feel like we’re going backwards, with declining life expectancy and a higher prevalence of chronic disease? The pandemic, for its part, has been an accelerator, …

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Without a 'zero Covid' policy exit strategy, China could face a tsunami in some cases, experts fear

Without a ‘zero Covid’ policy exit strategy, China could face a tsunami in some cases, experts fear

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AAs the world watches the rare spectacle of protesters challenging China’s authoritarian leadership over its increasingly confusing “zero Covid” policy, people who study the disease see threats to China — and beyond. The zero Covid policy, which has kept China’s cases and deaths negligible throughout the pandemic, appears doomed in the face of the highly …

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