Episode

Horizon: Doctor's Dilemma

Name: Horizon: Doctor's Dilemma
Released: 1968-11-14
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon reports on the effects of the birth control pill on the body and how the pill can effect the changes in glucose metabolism.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 5
Episode: Episode 18
Air date: 1968-11-14
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Doctor's Dilemma is Episode 18 in 1968 of Horizon. It aired on 1968-11-14. The runtime is 60 min.

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