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Phocomelia was a common birth defect from taking thalidomide during pregnancy |
The Conversation is running a series on
thalidomide – the history of the tragedy, its long-term impacts and the fight for justice. In
this story, medical historian Arthur Daemmrich sets the scene of the mid-20th century drug landscape and explains how thalidomide was marketed, used, and withdrawn after causing thousands of birth defects.
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