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>I'm still surprised by how bad our "transformative" healthcare remains You're comparing it to itself and surprised that it doesn't look exceptional in compari

>I'm still surprised by how bad our "transformative" healthcare remains You're comparing it to itself and surprised that it doesn't look exceptional in comparison. But in 1800, 46% of people in the US died before the age of six.

fastball 3y ago
The reduction of infant mortality is kinda the low-hanging fruit of modern medicine.
- mgiampapa 3y ago
  Yet we still can't get our population reliably vaccinated for whooping cough, or a myriad of other diseases that children are most susceptible to.
  - fastball 3y ago
    But that is a coordination / buy-in problem, not a problem of ability.