"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 ...

The mother’s interests were the children … and now we’re grown up and old and worn out.” Sharon’s life has been heavily ...

The government committed to making the formal apology “as soon as possible” in February.

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

Treatment with thalidomide led to a reduction in bleeding among patients with recurrent bleeding due to small-intestinal angiodysplasia (SIA), a randomized trial showed. In 150 patients, 68.6% of ...

•Thalidomide was prescribed around the world as a drug to treat nausea during pregnancy. It was directly linked to thousands of children being born with severe physical disabilities. • The FDA ...

The drug was originally used to treat morning sickness in the late 50s. Stephencdickson/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, researchers have turned to existing ...

More than five decades on, the battle for justice over birth defects caused by the drug thalidomide continues in only one European country: Spain. Spanish victims of thalidomide are the only ones ...

The beneficial effects of thalidomide have been demonstrated in systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus, Behçet's disease and Crohn's ...

Thalidomide has a long and controversial history across the globe. supplied Today many people are unaware that thalidomide has been at the centre of controversy for a long time. It was banned in the ...