Thalidomide series from The Conversation

This week The Conversation has featured a series of articles about thalidomide, "the sedative and morning sickness drug that caused thousands of miscarriages in the 50s and 60s and left more than 10,000 children severely disabled". As always, the articles are highly accessible pieces of journalism, written by experts in the field and include links to the original evidence.  Some of the articles featured so far include:

Infographic: a snapshot of the thalidomide tragedy and Timeline: key events in the history of thalidomide - both present a pictorial overview of the tragedy. 

Remind me again, what is thalidomide and how did it cause so much harm? by Arthur Daemmrich from the Smithsonian Institution. 

Could thalidomide happen again? by Sarah Ferber, University of Wollongong and Why did thalidomide's makers ignore warnings about their drug? by Garry Gray, University of Victoria answer some of the enduring questions about how this event could actually have happened.

 

Society is also to blame for thalidomiders' worsening health  by Gregor Wolbring, University of Calgary and  Why thalidomide survivors have such a tough time getting compensation by Bill Madden, Western Sydney University look at the issue from the survivors' point of view.