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The Pathologist in the Basement: Chapter 1
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Nov 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When Dr. Dorothy Andersen confronted a slew of confounding infant deaths, she suspected the accepted diagnosis wasn’t right. Her medical sleuthing led to the world’s understanding of cystic fibrosis, a disease that affects the lungs, the pancreas, and a host of other organs. But hers is by no means a household name. Who was this scientist, and how did she come to quietly make such an important medical contribution?
Released:
Nov 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (75)
E3: The Case of the Missing Portrait: A missing portrait of Dr. Andersen takes us on a journey into the perils of memorialization—and who gets to be remembered. by Lost Women of Science