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FDA Scientist Saved American Children From a Birth Defect Catastrophe
March 12, 2021
When pharmacologist Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey started working at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1960, one of the first files to cross her desk was an approval request for thalidomide. The drug had already been prescribed widely in Europe and other countries as a treatment for morning sickness in pregnant women, but … More FDA Scientist Saved American Children From a Birth Defect Catastrophe
