HealthGermanyGermany's thalidomide scandal, 60 years on02:19This browser does not support the video element.HealthGermany11/27/2021November 27, 2021The 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.Copy linkAdvertisement