In turn, Martoma treated Gilman as something of a father figure. Their relationship became so close that Gilman barely noticed when Martoma started nudging him into areas of discussion that were explicitly forbidden. Gradually, Martoma began asking more direct questions. He seemed especially focused on the side effects Gilman was observing among the patients taking bapi, which could indicate whether there was a problem with the drug. “What side effects might one expect to see?” Martoma kept asking. Through his exhaustive research, he understood that vasogenic edema, or brain swelling, was a
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