
269. Bad Medicine, Part 2: (Drug) Trials and Tribulations
Freakonomics Radio
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Oncology and Fertility - The Lidymide Story
The lidymide and its derivatives have been used to successfully treat leprosy, aids and multiple mi loma. Its effect on pregnant women contributed to women being excluded from many drug trials. Teresa Woodruff is a professor of obstetrican genicology at northwestern university. She's an advocate for something called anco fertility. It's a word that was coined only ten years ago.
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