I'm Dr. Joshua Schwimmer, a nephrologist and internal medicine physician in New York City. • Kidney Notes was the first active nephrology blog. (Trivia: Kidney Notes is so old that the National Library of Medicine still uses it as an example of how to formally cite blogs.) • Professionally, you can find me at Kidney.nyc. • Kidney Notes is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. Consult qualified health care professionals. See disclaimer.

Sunday, December 29, 2013

"Across the world, half as many children died in 2012 as in 1990. That’s the biggest decline ever..."

“Across the world, half as many children died in 2012 as in 1990. That’s the biggest decline ever recorded. And hardly anyone knows about it!”

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Bill Gates

That’s amazing. The Gates Foundation is doing exceptional, truly world-changing work. It’s “the last mile” for clean water and vaccines. 

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