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How Doug Lindsay Invented His Own Surgery

Unsung Science by CBS News

Jun 9, 202341:26Science & Medicine

In his senior year of college, a monstrous ailment fell upon Doug Lindsay. His skin felt flayed. His heart raced. The room spun. He was so weak, he couldn’t sit up in bed, let alone walk. Worst of all, doctors had no ide...

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How Doug Lindsay Invented His Own Surgery is an episode from Unsung Science by CBS News. In his senior year of college, a monstrous ailment fell upon Doug Lindsay. His skin felt flayed. His heart raced. The room spun. He was so weak, he cou...

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