A Fight to Save Kids and Change Science

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 22, 2013

Wall Street Journal reporter Amy Dockser Marcus discusses her investigative health piece, “Trials.” For six years, The Wall Street Journal followed a group of parents and scientists seeking a treatment for a rare and fatal genetic disease (Niemann-Pick Type C) that strikes primarily children. Their collaboration accelerated development of a promising drug and, along the way, pushed the boundaries of medical science itself.

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