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EPISODE · Jul 20, 2026 · 18 MIN

S6E4 Chemistry Behind Healthcare

from Beyond the Business

Medicine saves millions of lives every day. So why is it quietly becoming one of the hardest pollution problems on the planet? Traces of nearly 1,000 different medicines now turn up in rivers across 89 countries, and in our soil, our food, even the air. Once a drug leaves the body, whose job is it to clean up?

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