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How one scientist averted a national health crisis

TED-Ed · USA · Documentary / Animation · 6 min · 2M views

Directed by Lisa LaBracio · Starring Pen-Pen Chen · 2018

In 1960, new FDA reviewer Frances Kelsey resists pressure to approve a drug, in a decision that would shape public health history.

A brisk animated lesson on how one patient, stubborn scientist changed drug safety forever.

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