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July 9, 2025
EPISODE 36
Frances refused to grant FDA approval to thalidomide for treating morning sickness until it was deemed safe... which it wasn't. Aarati tells the story of the FDA medical officer who held the line against a shady pharmaceutical company and saved American babies.
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