Science Vs

When a Hospital becomes The Butcher Shop

A group of teenagers and college kids were fed up with the lousy healthcare in their neighborhood. So they decided to fight the system head on—a fight that still resonates today. Sid Davidoff, Mickey Melendez, and Cleo Silvers share their story. 
Check out the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/33QhYKX
Selected references: 

Mickey Melendez's Book: http://bit.ly/34Ww1ik 

Interview with Cleo Silvers: http://bit.ly/2Xcg58S 

Article about lead testing in the 1970s: http://bit.ly/2qTJSqN  


To hear more on lead poisoning prevention today: http://bit.ly/2Qh3MXK 

Pacifica Radio Archives: pacificaradioarchives.org    



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There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Gimlet that finds out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. We do the hard work of sifting through all the science so you don't have to and cover everything from 5G and Pandemics, to Vaping and Fasting Diets.