EPISODE · Jul 6, 2023 · 10H 10M
Wonder Drug by Jennifer Vanderbes
from Enjoy The Sensational Full Audiobook Now, Knowledge Hunters! · host Jennifer Vanderbes
https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/92603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wonder Drug Author: Jennifer Vanderbes Narrator: Jennifer Vanderbes Format: mp3 Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins Release date: 07-06-23 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: In Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears. She was the first victim of the notorious thalidomide epidemic. There would be over 10,000 more across 46 countries. For years the world believed the United States had avoided the catastrophe. After Frances Kelsey at the FDA became suspicious of the dangers of thalidomide in 1960, she led a successful fight to block its commercial approval. But now, having probed government and corporate archives and interviewed hundreds of key players, Jennifer Vanderbes reveals a darker truth that lay buried for decades.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/92603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wonder Drug Author: Jennifer Vanderbes Narrator: Jennifer Vanderbes Format: mp3 Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins Release date: 07-06-23 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: In Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears. She was the first victim of the notorious thalidomide epidemic. There would be over 10,000 more across 46 countries. For years the world believed the United States had avoided the catastrophe. After Frances Kelsey at the FDA became suspicious of the dangers of thalidomide in 1960, she led a successful fight to block its commercial approval. But now, having probed government and corporate archives and interviewed hundreds of key players, Jennifer Vanderbes reveals a darker truth that lay buried for decades.
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