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Results (Don't) Speak for Themselves: A Case for Documentation
In 1847, Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis made a groundbreaking discovery: handwashing could dramatically reduce maternal mortality rates.
By implementing a simple chlorine solution wash between morgue visits and deliveries, he slashed death rates from 18% to 1% in his Vienna hospital ward. Fast-forward to the Crimean War (1853-1856), when Florence Nightingale, influenced by Semmelweis's published work, implemented rigorous hygiene practices in British army hospitals. These policies, often cloaked in the guise of environmental protection or "local control," have created a massive storm of unaffordability, made even worse after the Fed jacked up rates after the COVID Crisis.
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