Eight Thalidomide victims are seeking compensation from drug makers Papers filed to the High Court on behalf of people whose mothers took the anti-morning sickness drug when pregnant in late 1950s ...

Thalidomide survivor Lisa McManus has been critical of Australia's response Australia has fallen behind many other countries in its response to one of the world's worst pharmaceutical scandals.

I am worried about the future." She dreads a life in a wheelchair, a fate which befalls some thalidomide survivors. "I can hardly walk now, and I know I'm going to be in a wheelchair when I'm older.

Born with no arms after her mother was given thalidomide while pregnant, Mandy Masters became an iconic symbol of the scandal. 'When I was born they took me away from my mum and phoned my dad.

Thalidomide survivors living in Scotland will receive lifelong financial support, the Scottish government has announced. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said he hoped the commitment to provide ...

The os petrosum, on the other hand, is, and malformations of the os petrosum are common in thalidomide victims, resulting in damage to the inner ear and deafness. It is difficult to explain these ...

“Today, on behalf of the people of Australia, our government and this parliament offers a full unreserved and overdue apology to all thalidomide survivors, their families, loved ones and carer ...

But the Thalidomide survivors in the rest of the world mostly have had some access to financial compensation or support because these injuries can be so extreme that these are people who cannot ...

Thalidomide, a sedative that caused severe birth defects 50 years ago when it was prescribed to pregnant women, has enjoyed revived interest owing to its potency as an antiangiogenic and anti ...

"It's amazing how many people have similar stories. "The last big legal class action I did was for thalidomide victims and it was for people like the Bulldogs – they were born 50-55 years ago; they'd ...