10 Ways We're Using Data to Fight Disease

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Author's Note: 10 Ways We're Using Data to Fight Disease

Reading about the ways in which data can be crowdsourced for the good really made me want to participate in something like FluNearYou. It would feel great to be one of the pieces of data that helps shape the picture of the health landscape, thereby affecting the way doctors choose treatment plans. Everyone can do their own little part!

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