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Thalidomide scandal- the "biggest anthropogenic medical disaster ever" (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

Thalidomide was originally created in Nazi Germany as a sedative for healthy, non-pregnant adults. After the war many of the drugs created during the war were boxed up by German pharmaceutical companies. The story of Thalidomide is simply mind-blowing from start to finish.