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The Woman Who “Turned Back a Plague of Old Testament Proportions”

Nov 12, 202419 minEp. 7
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In refusing to approve the drug thalidomide, FDA scientist Frances Oldham Kelsey spared thousands of babies from deadly birth defects and revolutionized drug research. But was her legacy all good?

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The Woman Who “Turned Back a Plague of Old Testament Proportions” | The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean - Listen or read transcript on Metacast