Miracle Drug: The Discovery of Insulin

In 1920s Toronto, four researchers, including an unlikely country doctor and a world renowned research physician who were often at odds with each other, developed a miracle drug to treat an illness that had perplexed medical science for millennia. The discovery of insulin, which has been described as a "miracle drug," is history that deserves to be remembered.

Nov 15, 2019 | 15:06 | Lance Geiger

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