Human Trials: Scientists, investors, and patients in the quest for a cure
by Susan Quinn, Perseus, £18.99, ISBN 0738201820
DO READ this modern American tale of one man’s quest for a cure for multiple
sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases. It is bejewelled with insights into the
lives of patients, researchers, and businessmen—but is largely a biography
of one charismatic neurologist, Howard Weiner.
The first part of Human Trials tells the chilling story of Weiner’s
ancestors, a prewar Vienna family whose survivors launched a bagel deli in
Denver and a doctor son. Then comes the science bit. In 1985, Weiner…
