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The Dirt on Handwashing: The Legacy of Dr. Semmelweis
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The resistance Ignaz Semmelweis encountered to his life-saving ideas would ultimately lead to his tragic end. With handwashing in the midst of a renaissance in the era of the coronavirus, Dr. Semmelweis deserves at least some of the credit. *This episode originally aired on May 28, 2020.