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Richard A. Cash

American global health researcher (1941–2024)

  • Fame40.6
  • Momentum4.3
  • Wikipedia229
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Lived 1941–2024, aged 83United States
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  • Wikipedia
    5 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1941–2024
    Aged 83
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-07-14

Richard Alan Cash was an American global health researcher, public health physician, and internist. He was a pioneer of oral rehydration therapy for lethal diseases such as cholera. This simple, practical therapy is estimated to have saved over 50 million lives.

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Momentum4.3
Historical4.6
Source confidence30.0
Completeness70.0
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