The Fatal Cost of Drug Shortages, Natalie Merchant Returns to 'Tigerlily'

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 5, 2016

Journalist Sheri Fink and Dr. Yoram Unguru, a Baltimore oncologist, discuss how nation-wide drug shortages determine how hospitals treat patients. Natalie Merchant talks about her 35-year music career, social activism, and latest project “Paradise is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings." James Hannaham's new novel deals with motherhood, addiction and poverty in the Deep South. “The Gurus of How-To” Alvin and Lawrence Ubell answer your questions about late-winter home repairs, and the dangers of lead plumbing. 

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