The Aporia · Tana Weingartner

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2026-09-26 – 2026-09-26

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33

33 extracted in total

Hedged claims

6%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

4,430

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2026-09-26 · NPR · Health

The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits

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2026-09-26 · NPR Topics: News

The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits

🔮 The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits When Cincinnati-based pharmaceutical company William S. Merrell applied for Food and Drug Administration approval for a German-made sedative in late 1960, it expected the application to sail through the process and be on store shelves in time for Christmas. The drug, thalidomide, was not approved that year or the next. assertive

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