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Elana Spivack

This New Metric For Health Could Revolutionize How We Treat Chronic Illnesses


Morbidity and mortality have long been the World Health Organization’s (WHO) two indicators of global human health, tracking acute illness and deaths as they fluctuate. While following these metrics is crucial to supporting populations, it doesn’t cater to anything other than illness. Health can be measured in various dimensions.

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