The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits

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Published on September 26, 2026 • Originally reported by Tana Weingartner. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, then-pharmacologist at the Food and Drug Administration, holds three packages of Contergan, the German brand name for thalidomide, on Oct. 15, 1962. Kelsey prevented the FDA from approving the drug for general use in the United States.

In the 1950s and 1960s, doctors gave the drug thalidomide to pregnant patients without telling them — and without FDA approval. Now those patients' children want recognition.

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