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ListApr 13, 2026

Infectious diseases

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@litsalonuserMiracle Cure: the creation of antibiotics and the birth of modern medicine

ListFeb 27, 2026

Pharmaceutical Cinematic Universe

Pharmaceuticals tend to be pretty well connected, with the development of antibiotics sulfonamides from the German dye industry documented in Miracle Cure drawing a straight line to the Sackler dynasty documented in Empire of Pain leading to drug sale documen…

@litsalonuserMiracle Cure: the creation of antibiotics and the birth of modern medicine

ReviewNov 2, 2025

Enlightening about industry and research

This book is about antibiotics but also about how culture shapes industries. Specifically it describes how Germany managed to produce the first sulfa antibiotics with industry working with research academics while other countries like England and France fell…

@litsalonuserMiracle Cure: the creation of antibiotics and the birth of modern medicine

Around the salon

Infectious diseases

Pharmaceutical Cinematic Universe

Enlightening about industry and research

William Rosen

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William Rosen

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Around the salon

Infectious diseases

Pharmaceutical Cinematic Universe

Enlightening about industry and research