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Germany's thalidomide scandal, 60 years on

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November 27, 2021

The drug thalidomide was supposed to help pregnant women, but in the end, it caused malformations in thousands of children. DW's Melina Grundmann met a man whose entire life has been affected by one of Germany's biggest medicine scandals.

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