Richard A. Cash
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| Born | June 9, 1941 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 2024 (aged 83) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | UW–Madison (BS) NYU School of Medicine (MD) Johns Hopkins University (MPH) |
| Known for | Developing oral rehydration therapy |
| Spouse | Stella Dupuis |
| Awards | Prince Mahidol Award (2006) |
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Richard Alan Cash (June 9, 1941 – October 22, 2024) 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 since.