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Protect Pregnant Women 'Through Research,' Not 'From Research,' OB-GYNs Urge

According to a review published in 2018, nearly 75% of the drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the 21st century had no data associated with their use during pregnancy. Orbon Alija/Getty Images hide caption

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Protect Pregnant Women 'Through Research,' Not 'From Research,' OB-GYNs Urge

January 25, 2021 • As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, doctors say it's long past time to address the exclusion of pregnant women from research on drugs and vaccines. They say better study design is the answer.

Frances Kelsey, FDA Officer Who Blocked Thalidomide, Dies At 101

Dr. Frances O. Kelsey of the U.S. FDA, who is credited with keeping the birth-deforming drug, Thalidomide, off the U.S. market, is shown in an Aug. 1962 photo. Kelsey died on Friday at age 101. AP hide caption

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Frances Kelsey, FDA Officer Who Blocked Thalidomide, Dies At 101

August 8, 2015 • The physician and pharmacologist worked at the government agency in the early 1960s, when she uncovered a link between the drug and severe birth defects.

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Thalidomide Maker Apologizes After More Than 50 Years

August 31, 2012 • More than a half-century after a German drugmaker took thalidomide off the market because of birth defects, the company said it was sorry. The occasion was the dedication of a memorial to the victims near the company's headquarters. The sculpture features a girl with malformed feet and no arms.