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This lecture from John Green is a great full summary on the history of TB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-gxaie6UI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-gxaie6U
by senadir 2y ago
This lecture from John Green is a great full summary on the history of TB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-gxaie6UI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-gxaie6UI
He's also publishing a book about it
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/312472/everything-is-tuberculosis-by-john-green/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/312472/everything-i...
Recently, John Green lobbied to get certain pharma companies to lower the price of tests and vaccines
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-advocates-pushed-big-pharma-to-cut-tuberculosis-drug-prices/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-advocates-pus...
Tuberculosis is not a medical problem, it's an inequality and access problem. Tuberculosis is fully solved in advanced countries yet less developed countries still suffer from it. Pakistan has 260 death per 100k capita, the US has 2.6. The highest 5 countries have at least 600 per 100k capita.