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World Service,27 Jun 2021,23 mins

Marvellous medicine

The Documentary Podcast

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During the pandemic, the world witnessed how fast medicine can advance with an abundance of cash and collaboration. Is progress at this speed and cost sustainable? Sandra Kanthal asks if drug development is something which should still take decades, or have we learned how to permanently accelerate the process?

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