Dr. Malone, I just tweeted to Bret Weinstein about this suggesting that they devote an episode to Frances Kelsey and the tragedy of thalidomide. We grew up with children afflicted with these birth defects but I think many young to middle-aged adults aren't familiar with the brutal reality of getting it "wrong."
Dr. Malone, I just tweeted to Bret Weinstein about this suggesting that they devote an episode to Frances Kelsey and the tragedy of thalidomide. We grew up with children afflicted with these birth defects but I think many young to middle-aged adults aren't familiar with the brutal reality of getting it "wrong."
I'm trying to link to a series of ads from the 50s ad 60s promoting thalidomide--one even guilting parents into needing it to save the lives of their children.
I just wish I could cut and paste one of the ads here--I did on Twitter. It's vintage 1960 with a little baby and the tagline that "this child's life may depend on the safety of Distaval," but with no irony. I guess parents were accustomed to giving sedatives to kids, but Distaval (thalidomide) was considered safe.
Dr. Malone, I just tweeted to Bret Weinstein about this suggesting that they devote an episode to Frances Kelsey and the tragedy of thalidomide. We grew up with children afflicted with these birth defects but I think many young to middle-aged adults aren't familiar with the brutal reality of getting it "wrong."
I'm trying to link to a series of ads from the 50s ad 60s promoting thalidomide--one even guilting parents into needing it to save the lives of their children.
http://www.bonkersinstitute.org/medshow/thalidomide.html
I just wish I could cut and paste one of the ads here--I did on Twitter. It's vintage 1960 with a little baby and the tagline that "this child's life may depend on the safety of Distaval," but with no irony. I guess parents were accustomed to giving sedatives to kids, but Distaval (thalidomide) was considered safe.