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Podcast: Science Quickly
Episode: Author John Green on How Tuberculosis Shaped Our Modern World
Description: John Green is an author, advocate and one half of the Vlogbrothers. His latest book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, comes out on March 18. Green joins host Rachel Feltman to share how tuberculosis shaped history, geography and culture. He discusses how he came to understand the inequities of tuberculosis and the dire risk public health interruptions pose to patients today.Recommended reading:You can preorder Everything Is Tuberculosis: https://everythingistb.com/#bookHow Advocates Pushed Big Pharma to Cut Tuberculosis Drug Priceshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-advocates-pushed-big-pharma-to-cut-tuberculosis-drug-prices/ The Heroic Black N...