But the babies whose mothers took thalidomide in the United States were largely forgotten. Today, more than half a century later, people who believe they are the U.S. survivors of thalidomide have ...

The Globe and Mail wanted to find out how the Canadians most severely affected by the thalidomide tragedy were faring, a decade after the federal government finally stepped up to correct this historic ...

John F. Kennedy presents the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service to Dr. Frances Kelsey in August, 1962, for her role in protecting the public health and averting catastrophic ...