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65. How Do Pandemics Change Health Care?
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31 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2022
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At the start of the 20th century, there weren’t many hospitals in the U.S. That changed in 1918, thanks to the Great Influenza pandemic. Its effects on health care are still being felt today. Which makes us wonder: will the impact of Covid-19 also be felt 100 years from now?
Released:
Dec 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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