Tag: Thalidomide controversy

In September 2024, a group of American thalidomide survivors and their families headed to Washington, D.C. to advocate for government support. This marked over 60 years since Frances Oldham Kelsey, a medical examiner at...

Thalidomide Safety Concerns: Frances Oldham Kelsey's VigilanceIn the early 1960s, the German pharmaceutical market was experiencing a boom, with one of the best-selling drugs being a sedative called Contergan. The active ingredient in Contergan...

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Thalidomide: The Doctor Who Stood Against Big Pharma - Revealing the TruthIn the latest installment of Lost Women of Science, we are introduced to Frances Oldham Kelsey, a physician and pharmacologist who made a...