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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