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EPISODE · Jul 20, 2021 · 59 MIN

Episode 40: The Whistleblower Who Changed Everything: Nancy Olivieri’s Story

from Healthcare Unfiltered · host Chadi Nabhan

In this captivating episode, Chadi shares the microphone with Nancy Olivieri (@DrNancyOlivieri), MD, professor of medicine, pediatrics, and public health science at the University of Toronto, to recount her famous clash with a pharmaceutical company (among other entities) that tried to silence her for reporting on adverse effects related to an experimental drug. Dr. Olivieri became famous for raising doubts about a drug that was being studied to treat patients with thalassemia. In great and juicy detail, Dr. Olivieri provides the timeline of events, including bouts with the company’s CEO as well as her own academic institution, and the legal battles that ensued.

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