The Thalidomide Babies
- Author
- Liz and Dakota Lawson
- Published
- Wed 04 Aug 2021
- Episode Link
- https://shows.acast.com/the-reluctant-historian/episodes/6218ec52f84e090015633de4
This week, Liz and Dakota take a look back at one of the worst medical disasters in history, the prescribing of the drug thalidomide to pregnant mothers, and the effects this had on the babies they delivered.
Episode Notes
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/thalidomide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide
https://helix.northwestern.edu/article/thalidomide-tragedy-lessons-drug-safety-and-regulation
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