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Ignaz Semmelweis
Matthew Parris talks to writer and broadcaster Frances Cairncross about her nomination of the forgotten hero of medicine Ignaz Semmelweis, who told doctors to wash their hands but was ignored. Biographer Sherwin Nuland joins the debate.
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BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Tue 16 May 2006 16:30BBC Radio 4- Thu 3 Mar 2016 18:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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