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Epidemiologist who founded the Your Local Epidemiologist newsletter in 2020 to translate public-health science.
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Within ReasonBook Sandro Galea
Harvard invited me to review a new book, Within Reason, by Dr. Sandro Galea. I don’t personally know Dr. Galea, but this has to be one of the most impactful books I’ve read yet.
Her Your Local Epidemiologist post "Is public health becoming illiberal? My Within Reason book review"; the quote is in the free opening of the post. She says Harvard invited her to review it.
2023-12-07·yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com ↗
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