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Deborah Unger

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Where Did All the Thalidomide Pills Distributed in the U.S. Go?

FDA medical examiner Frances Oldham Kelsey saved American lives by refusing to approve thalidomide. But millions of pills had been sent to doctors in the U.S. for so-called clinical trials

1 year agobyKatie Hafner The Lost Women of Science Initiative Elah Feder Deborah Unger

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Medical Sleuthing Identified the Dangers of Thalidomide

FDA medical examiner Frances Oldham wanted data that would show that thalidomide was safe to use during pregnancy. It wasn’t

1 year agobyKatie Hafner The Lost Women of Science Initiative Elah Feder Deborah Unger

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Marie Curie’s Mentorship Led to Networks of Support for Female Scientists

Author Dava Sobel discusses how she discovered the many forgotten female scientists who were mentored by Marie Curie in early 20th-century Paris

1 year agobyThe Lost Women of Science Initiative Natalia Sánchez Loayza Deborah Unger