US Thalidomide Survivors in the News
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Starting with Childhood Trauma (then onto Human Resilience)
Plan to tune in to the next USTS Online Speaker Series session! Daisy Polido, LMFT, will deliver a seminar specially tailored for Thalidomide survivors, who often deal with unresolved childhood trauma. Mark your calendars for March 27, 2021, 8am PDT, 11am EDT, and 4pm...
Podcast: Neil Vargesson on “Thalidomide –The Drug and Woman That Changed the FDA Forever”
In a recent Inside Out Quality podcast, Neil Vargesson (who was part of our USTS Online Speaker Series in 2020) was the guest, alongside Justine Peterson, P.A. They covered an overview of Thalidomide and its launch in Europe in the late 1950s. Clinical trials weren't...
Your Rights & Resources as a Person with a Disability
You do not want to miss this next session of the US Thalidomide Survivors 2021 Online Speaker Series! The following is a description from our presenters, Jan Garrett and Suzanne Hopkins: As a person with a disability, have you ever wondered what rights you have and...
USTS Online Speaker Series welcomes Gianna Rojas, the “One Handed Lady Golfer”
When Gianna Rojas decided to take up golf to play with her husband 10 years ago, she found a lack of resources for disabled golfers. There was no one stop resource hub to find adaptive equipment, information, or for that matter any instructors that had taught...
British journalist, Sir Harold Evans, dies at 92
Known worldwide to Thalidomide survivors as a hero -- the journalist who led the ground-breaking investigation into Thalidomide in Europe -- Sir Harold Evans has died of congestive heart failure. In the 60s and 70s, and indeed all his life, Sir Harold Evans fought to...
Client who sued Hagens Berman over failed Thalidomide case settles
From the PENNSYLVANIA RECORD, Thursday, September 24, 2020 PHILADELPHIA – With the case set to press on after a harsh ruling from the judge hearing it, the law firm Hagens Berman has reached a settlement with a disgruntled former client. On Sept. 17, Carolyn Sampson...
USTS to welcome Professor Vargesson as first in our Online Speaker Series
It's time to register for the 1st session of the US Thalidomide Survivors 2020-21 Online Speaker Series! For this 1.5 hour session on 9/19/2020 8:00 AM PDT/11:00 AM EDT/4:00 PM Aberdeen, Scotland Time, we welcome Professor Neil Vargesson. Prof. Vargesson is currently...
Researchers discover a system essential for limb formation during embryonic development
Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have discovered a system that provides cells with information about their position within developing organs. This system, studied in developing limbs, tells cells what anatomical structure...
London Times story about US Thalidomide Survivors
The London Times published a story about US Thalidomide Survivors on March 25, 2020
New York Times Story Features US Thalidomide Survivors
A March 24 2020 New York Times story features thalidomide survivors in the United States and their journey for recognition and justice.