First Clinical Trial for Tuberculosis Antibiotic Took Place in 1940s
Tim Harford notes that the world changed rapidly as early antibiotics and a tuberculosis vaccine were developed, leading to one of the first clinical trials in the 1940s.
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“one of the very first
[00:04:49] clinical trials to take place demonstrated the use of an antibiotic against tuberculosis. That was in the 1940s.”
Tim Harford
Heard on The Atlas Obscura Podcast — “A Tale from the Crypt”, published Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.