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Health innovations play a role in improving living standards and the economy

Health innovations are everywhere. From a cancer vaccine to an Alzheimer's blood test to a life-changing exoskeleton, we take you on a tour of the economics of health technology.

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Corey Bridges
Corey Bridges is an assistant producer at NPR's daily economics podcast, The Indicator from Planet Money. Bridges enjoys covering stories ranging from public policy to the economics of sports. At The Indicator, he has worked on stories about how certain environmental regulations can impede climate progress and others about how college athletes are taking advantage of their name, image and likeness.
Gurjit Kaur
Gurjit Kaur is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered. A pop culture nerd, her work primarily focuses on television, film and music.

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