Tag: Thalidomide medical history
Uncovering the Dangers of Thalidomide: Medical Investigation and Insights
It’s the early 1960s, and Widukind Lenz, a German pediatrician, is going door to door in his efforts to find out what is causing an epidemic of babies born with shortened limbs and other...
Investigating the Disappearance of Thalidomide Pills in the United States
It’s the summer of 1962, and the drug thalidomide has been off the market in Europe for months after it was determined to be unsafe to use during pregnancy. But in the U.S., people...