Stalling for Survival - A Lonely Fight Against a Deadly Medicine
From Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Published 9/5/2025
From Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Published 9/5/2025
In 1960, FDA scientist Frances Oldham Kelsey is tasked with approving an application for a mild sedative to be sold in America. The drug is popular across Europe and is touted to be free of side effects, so this should be a routine job. But something doesn't sit right with Frances and she starts…
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