Thalidomide’s harms, though well documented, have never been completely understood at the molecular level. Now, more than 60 years after thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children whose ...

"We were swept under the rug," C. Jean Grover tells PEOPLE about how, for decades, the U.S. government has neglected to provide financial aid and assistance to thalidomide survivors Vanessa Etienne is ...

Scientists have found a new piece of the puzzle about how the drug thalidomide caused devastating birth defects in thousands of children whose mothers took the drug while pregnant more than 60 years ...

Thalidomide, a morning-sickness drug recalled in the 1960s because it caused devastating birth defects, is now commonly used to treat multiple myeloma and other blood cancers. It and its chemical ...

In the annals of the pharmaceutical industry, it’s hard to find an event more infamous than the thalidomide scandal. The drug, originally developed by German drugmaker Grünenthal, was marketed in 1957 ...

The devastating story of thalidomide—a once-popular morning sickness drug later found to cause terrible birth defects—might have a few more chapters left to it. A new study published this week in the ...

The claim: Thalidomide, a rapidly approved drug, was banned in the early 1960s after it was discovered to cause birth defects in newborns. Thalidomide and its side effects continue to be cited by ...

The Irish Thalidomide Association said 'time is not on our side' as they urge the Government to issue an apology ...

“The question is going to be, ‘Why now?’” said Steve Berman of Hagens Berman. “The answer is that medical science has advanced. We now understand the mechanism by which Thalidomide works. There’s been ...

More than 60 years after the drug thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children whose mothers took the drug while pregnant, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have solved a mystery ...