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Alex Gertner

Alex Gertner is an MD/PhD candidate in the Department of Health Policy Management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Find him on Twitter @setmoreoff

Latest articles by Alex Gertner

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A lifesaving drug for overdoses doesn’t reduce opioid deaths? Be skeptical.A lifesaving drug for overdoses doesn’t reduce opioid deaths? Be skeptical.
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Naloxone can be a “moral hazard,” a new paper concludes.

By Alex Gertner