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Koch: Making a Mistake
4m 13s
After promising to keep it open, Koch closes Sydenham Hospital in Harlem.
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Video description: As he is examining a young local man (who participates in the grind) Dr. Pál Weihe, Head of the Faroe Islands Department of Public Health, explains that the mercury in the food chain comes largely from electricity used by people and places far from the Islands. He also discusses why it's hard to persuade people that they must stop eating whale.