Thalidomide was the cause of one of the biggest disasters in modern medicine.  Primarily known for causing birth defects in over 10,000 babies born between 1957-1962, it's now a treatment for leprosy and multiple myeloma.  But if not for a lucky break its potential to treat other disease may not have been realized.  In this episode, I look at the history of Thalidomide and also examine cutting edge technologies that researchers are using to repurpose existing drugs as treatments for other diseases.