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Aspen Ideas: Health
5/13-17; 3:30 p.m.

Aspen Ideas: Health (previously Spotlight Health) is the opening segment of the annual Aspen Ideas Festival, June 20th - 23rd, 2019.

The three-day health conference features a mix of experts and global leaders who dive into topics of medicine and health.

In our special series, host and reporter Alycin Bektesh presents five episodes featuring speakers at this year's festival. 

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