Heightened Expectations: The Rise of the Human Growth Hormone Industry in America with Aimee Medeiros




Health and Medicine (Audio) show

Summary: Aimee Medeiros discusses her book "Heightened Expectations" with Elena Conis. They explore the history of American's ideas about height and how short stature, particularly in boys, became a "disease" in need of medical treatment - which spawned the multibillion dollar human growth industry. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 32346]