Name that book, antibiotic speculative fiction edition
Post date: 2020-07-02 05:57:54
Views: 161
I'm trying to remember a book about antibiotic resistance and patients needing to justify their contribution to society before receiving treatment. I heard about it on the radio a few years ago, and my Google skills are failing me.

In the story, special courts exist and any patients who need antibiotics have to petition the judges to authorise treatment. The courts then decide whether the patient has paid enough tax, lived a good enough life, and otherwise who gets to live and who dies.

From what I remember, it was serialised on BBC Radio 4, probably their Book At Bedtime or Book Of The Week, at some point in the last few years. I've already ruled out Eve Smith's The Waiting Room which is too recent, and Val McDermid's radio play Resistance which is similar but not what I'm looking for.
Number of Comments
Please click Here to read the full story.
 
Other Top and Latest Questions:
The top 10 jobs in the U.S. for 2026 all pay $100,000 or more, according to Indeed
Fanatics to launch sports media and entertainment studio
BlackRock's earnings pass our test with flying colors. What about 2026?
Cloudflare acquires AI data marketplace Human Native
Goldman Sachs CEO is looking at how the Wall Street bank can get involved in prediction markets
India’s exports to China surge in December while shipments to U.S. decline as Trump tariffs bite
TSMC is set to expand its $165 billion U.S. investment — here’s what we know
Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
Here are Needham's top picks for 2026
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: PNC, ImmunityBio, Coupang & more