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Description of  In the Blood How Two Outsiders Solved a Centuries-Old Medical Mystery and Took On the US Army [Audiobook]

Unwilling to let its efforts end in failure-and led by the highly influential surgeon Colonel John Holcomb-the Army set out to smear QuikClot's reputation. Over the course of six years, Hursey and Gullong engaged in an epic struggle with Holcomb for recognition. Ultimately, a whistleblower inside the Army challenged the Army's embrace of Factor Seven, which resulted in a massive lawsuit led by the U.S. Department of Justice. The lawsuit focused further attention on the financial ties between the pharmaceutical company that produced Factor Seven and Holcomb's research institute. By withholding QuikClot-which later became the medical miracle of the Iraq War-and in the use of Factor Seven with its known, life-threatening risks of heart attacks and strokes, the lives of countless soldiers were imperiled. Using deep reportage and riveting prose, In the Blood recounts this littleknown DavidandGoliath story of corruption, greed, and power within the military-and the devastating consequences of unchecked institutional arrogance.