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Big Data Meets Modern Medicine in a Life-Saving Equation

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Big Data is coming to global health. But who should decide who lives and dies: Doctors on the front...

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There are so many ways to spend money on health care, but which offer the most bang for the buck?

Dr. Chris Murray is trying to answer that question with an equation that measures the impact of different interventions. Countries that rely on big data have made big strides in health care, but some say the system ignores the human side of medicine.

Pulitzer Center grantees Rob Tinworth and Miles O'Brien produced this report.

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