The next big crisis that would confront the FDA was thalidomide.

The story of thalidomide is amazing, scary, incredible, and very complicated. I HIGHLY recommend the book 'Wonder Drug' by Jennifer Vanderbes if you want to do a deep dive

Novelist, Jennifer Vanderbes, discusses the secret history of thalidomide in America on The Open Mind.

Watch the full episode here:

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Thrilled to appear on PBS this week discussing #WONDERDRUG : The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims. US Thalidomide Survivors #thalidomide
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Watching Jennifer Vanderbes on The Open Mind on THIRTEEN . Am ordering her book: 'Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims.' Fascinating! Tragic! Such an articulate and passionate author.
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Totally blown away by the #Australian government’s apology to #thalidomide survivors.

US Thalidomide Survivors Jennifer Vanderbes C. Jean Grover

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Looking for something fabulous to read? Wonder Drug by Jennifer Vanderbes is a masterpiece! Chronicles in depth the tragic hidden story of #thalidomide poisoning in America. amazon.com/Wonder-Drug-Hi…

I’ve never been so moved by a book as by this one. I now have suspicions that my younger sibling, born & died within 40 minutes in 1960, may have been another uncounted thalidomide victim. Great work by author Jennifer Vanderbes. amazon.com/Wonder-Drug-Hi…

The annual The Octavian Report #book list is live! With
Elliot Ackerman Tom Holland Patrick Stewart Jennifer Vanderbes Andrew Roberts David Petraeus Eric Vuillard prudence peiffer and Siddharth Kara
Happy reading and happy new year! The Octavian Report open.substack.com/pub/octavian/p…

An important piece about Sherri Finkbine and the #thalidomide saga by the illustrious Linda Greenhouse - with a lovely shoutout to #WonderDrug : The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims! US Thalidomide Survivors

'Americans deserve to know' how private equity affects healthcare. Senators launch bipartisan probe of private equity's growing role in U.S. health care nbcnews.com/politics/congr… via @nbcnews

New - Part 2 of my podcast on thalidomide with journalist Jennifer Vanderbes reveals the scores of babies never previously recognised as harmed by the drug & how thalidomide's heartbreaking consequences could have been avoided if action had been taken sooner. 1/3
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It was a thrill to speak at Yale Law School about #WonderDrug : The Secret History of #Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims law.yale.edu/yls-today/news…

The drug thalidomide was one of the greatest medical catastrophes in history causing around 100K disabiities & miscarriages. In my latest podcast, journo Johan van der Es discusses her six year research, which has uncovered new potential victims of the drug. 1/2
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Tomorrow, the new series of my podcast launches with a compelling investigation into one of the greatest drug tragedies of the 20th century - Thalidomide. Journalist Jennifer Vanderbes reveals her extraordinary 6 year research. It's the shocking story you didn't know. 1/3

Congratulations to Jennifer Vanderbes — #WonderDrug is on the 2024 #ALA_Carnegie Medal for Excellence #Nonfiction Longlist! 🏅➡️bit.ly/3RVRhk5

An epic moment - US Thalidomide Survivors survivor Bryan Dean shared his story with Illinois Senators Duckworth & Durbin & they really listened. After 60+ years of the US denying the existence of scores of #thalidomide victims, Senator Durbin said: 'I'll be happy to look into this.' YES!

The most meaningful *review* I'll ever get. Thank you from bottom of my heart to my dear friends, the US Thalidomide Survivors survivors - you meet amazing people on the really long journeys. #thalidomide #wonderdrug