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Who are the best health care leaders under 40?

Good evening, readers.

Some news for you. In July, The Capsule will be going out more regularly to all of our readers. You’ll be receiving the latest news about digital health, drug development, and the business and policy of public health daily.

We’d love to know if you have any ideas for what we should focus on in our coverage. The coronavirus pandemic has obviously (and for good reason) taken up a lot of space in medical reporting.

But COVID is far from the only issue that needs addressing in U.S. health care. Gene therapies for blood disorders have hit milestones; cancer therapies continue to evolve. None of the public health problems we faced before this bizarre moment have magically disappeared any more than the reality of heart disease or so many other scourges.

And to that spirit of crowd sourcing… Fortune is looking for submissions for our 40 Under 40 list. I urge you to send any suggestions of stars in healthcare my way.

See you again next week (on a more regular basis). Read on for the day’s news.

Sy Mukherjee
sayak.mukherjee@fortune.com
@the_sy_guy



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