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Man compensated for thalidomide-related malformations in Italy

The Palermo court ordered the Italian Ministry of Health to pay 1.4 million euros.

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The victim, a 60-year-old man, was born with severe malformations due to thalidomide.

This sedative, prescribed to pregnant women, caused a health scandal in the 1960s.

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