Wonder Drug: The Hidden Victims of America’s Secret Thalidomide Scandal
by Jennifer Vanderbes
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'Wonder Drug' traces the dark history of thalidomide and the birth defects it caused
Listen to the episodeA look back at the dark history of thalidomide, tracing how FDA inspector Frances Kelsey uncovered that the drug had caused birth defects in babies around the world, and exposing how big and unregulated the pharmaceutical industry was at the time.
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