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Want to Pay Higher Prices? Try a For-Profit Hospital!
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Promoting Population Health through Financial Stewardship
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A Better Way Of Managing Chronic Pain—Courtesy Of Pavlov
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Time to Consult for NASA?
ByadminOne of the best podcasts out there is NPR’s The Hidden Brain. Here is a recent episode discussing the challenges of being a, yawn, astronaut on a long voyage. It covers some fun research I did with David Comerford. Here is the beginning of the print version. But you might want to check out the audio….

