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Hardback. New. <p><b>The full and shocking account of one of the biggest medical disasters in recent history –</b><b> and the lengths that big pharma, the NHS and governments worldwide took to cover it up</b><br /><br /><b>‘A devastating piece of reportage. Books are routinely described as extraordinary, but this one really is’ </b>John Preston, author of <i>Fall</i><br /><i>________________</i><br /><br />Factor VIII was billed as a medical miracle when it was put on the market in the late 1960s: a revolutionary treatment that meant people with haemophilia no longer feared a bleed might prove fatal.<br /><br />But as the treatment was rolled out, haemophiliacs began to contract hepatitis and AIDS in terrifying numbers. Rumours circulated in the press; a climate of fear took hold. How safe <i>was</i> Factor VIII?<br… Read More

Viking, 2023. Hardcover. New. 416 pages. 9.53x6.46x1.42 inches.

Viking, 21/09/2023 00:00:01. hardcover. New. 3.8970 in x 23.9818 in x 16.3875 in.