The drug thalidomide was withdrawn in 1961 after it was shown to have caused birth defects in thousands of children worldwide ...

Drug was removed from most markets in 1961 following links to birth defects, but was sold in Ireland until 1964 ...

The Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) met with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris on Thursday afternoon to ...

The Government has met Thalidomide survivors in Dublin and outlined a series of measures to help them, including the provision of medical cards.

It was the miracle pill of the 1950s - the cure for morning sickness, backed by doctors and governments worldwide. Then the ...

Thalidomide survivors tell the Taoiseach and Tánaiste it’s time for the State to finally apologise and deliver lasting justice ...

Jennifer Bradley was told in 1970 that the DES drug prescribed during pregnancy was ‘completely safe’ - but it has left her ...

Tarbert native and Ireland’s youngest Thalidomide survivor, John Stack, told The Kerryman this week that, following a meeting at the Government Buildings in Dublin with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and ...

HUNDREDS of birth defect victims will campaign for justice after their families were harmed by a drug given to pregnant women ...

Here in the USA, we have lived with the confidence that the medications sold over the counter, by prescription or ...

A longstanding push for urgent action on environmental toxins is landing in an unprecedented time in American politics.

Hundreds of women have formed DES Justice UK after an ITV News investigation highlighted the failures of health authorities ...