The right to try : how the federal government prevents Americans from getting the life-saving treatm...
The right to try : how the federal government prevents Americans from getting the life-saving treatm...
The right to try : how the federal government prevents Americans from getting the life-saving treatments they need / Darcy Olsen.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]
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G 2015/4004
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 311 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Meet Lazarus : the first man in medical history to survive Lou Gehrig's Disease -- Sophie's choice : how the FDA let a mother save one son... and left her other son to die -- Five thousand miles for a cure : how one American family moved overseas to save their dying son -- Making medic...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
"The inspiring state-by-state campaign to allow sick Americans access to experimental treatments currently blocked by the government, chronicled by the woman leading the charge. Should you need the government's permission to try to save your own life? Today, the FDA regulates medications available to Americans. But it takes an average of ten years...
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The right to try : how the federal government prevents Americans from getting the life-saving treatments they need / Darcy Olsen.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-300) and index.
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G 2015/4004
Record Identifier
74VKRbddM20d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRbddM20d
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ISBN
006240752X hardcover alkaline paper
9780062407528 hardcover alkaline paper
DDC
363.1946
MMS ID
991023243589702626
