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

The drug thalidomide was withdrawn in 1961 after it was shown to have caused birth defects in thousands of children worldwide ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

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

A 15ft statue of disabled mother Alison Lapper, naked and pregnant, will soon dominate Trafalgar Square. Many have objected. Here, Alison explains why she does deserve the honour ...