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A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

Broadcast: July 25, 1937
Added: Aug 06 2023

Based on the book Why Keep Them Alive? by Paul de Kruif, today's broadcast tells the story of a medical scientist who quits his position at the Carter Institute, a prestigious research center, where serums are tested on animals. After making an amazing discovery, Sam leaves to 'stop the murder of children' who contract rheumatic heart disease because of their poverty.