One of the deadliest poisons known to man is now used to treat wrinkles, migraines, and even, maybe, depression. How did that happen?

Guests: <a href="https://carrutherscosmetic.com/about/meet-dr-jean/">Jean Carruthers</a>, ophthalmologist and “godmother” of cosmetic Botox. <a href="https://profiles.mountsinai.org/david-m-simpson">David Simpson</a>, neurologist at Mount Sinai hospital in New York. <a href="https://www.asklepios.com/ach/profil~prId=28655~">Axel Wollmer</a>, psychiatrist at the Asklepios clinic in Hamburg, Germany.

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