This is a short documentary about thalidomide, a drug which caused devastating birth abnormalities in the 1960s and 1970s, when it was used to treat morning sickness...

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CHAPTERS: 🔖
► 00:00 - Intro
► 00:41 - The Origins of Thalidomide
► 05:14 - The Thalidomide Disaster
► 08:01 - The End of Thalidomide
► 11:18 - The Long Legacy of Thalidomide

MUSIC: 🎵
► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory
► "Analogue Cabin" by Noir et Blanc Vie

SOURCES: 📑
► "German thalidomide maker Gruenenthal issues apology" by BBC News, September 2012. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-194...
► The Thalidomide Trust Website, published by The Thalidomide Trust. Link: https://www.thalidomidetrust.org/
► "Thalidomide survivors still struggle 60 years on" by Andrea Grunau, published by Deutsche Welle, November 2011. Link: https://www.dw.com/en/thalidomide-bab...
► "The Death and Afterlife of Thalidomide" by Michael Winerip, published by The New York Times, September 2013. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/bo...
► The Grunenthal Website, published by Grunenthal. Link: https://www.grunenthal.com/en/respons...
► "Dark Remedy: The Impact Of Thalidomide And Its Revival As A Vital Medicine" by Trent Stephens and Rock Brynner, published by Basic Books, April 2009. Link: https://www.google.co.uk/books/editio...

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