Author John Green on How Tuberculosis Shaped Our Modern World

John Green is an author, advocate and one half of the Vlogbrothers.
His latest book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, comes out on March 18.
Green joins host Rachel Feltman to share how tuberculosis shaped
history, geography and culture. He discusses how he came to
understand the inequities of tuberculosis and the dire risk public
health interruptions pose to patients today. Recommended reading:
You can preorder Everything Is Tuberculosis:
https://everythingistb.com/#book How Advocates Pushed Big Pharma to
Cut Tuberculosis Drug
Priceshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-advocates-pushed-big-pharma-to-cut-tuberculosis-drug-prices/ 
The Heroic Black Nurses Who Helped Cure
Tuberculosishttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-heroic-black-nurses-who-helped-cure-tuberculosis/ 
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