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Learn the importance of persuading the public to protect themselves during health crises.
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Track the importance of data mapping and analysis in the quest to improve public health.
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Learn about the surprisingly recent invention of medicine that combats illness directly.
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See the role vaccination plays in our growing ability to prevent the spread of illness.
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Gertrude Elion's role in developing drugs made her a pioneer of modern medicine.
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Alexander Fleming's untidy desk becomes the key to a major scientific breakthrough.
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Florence Nightingale used data and creativity to alter the course of human health.
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Behavioral scientists hired by advertising agencies use psychology to influence habits.
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A doctor exposes lead's toxicity using data from his findings studying children's teeth.
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In London, Black and Asian communities face a higher risk of death from COVID-19.