july august canadian physician reviewer refused authorize market concerns drug safety concerns proved justified shown caused birth defects career passage laws strengthening oversight second woman awarded president award distinguished federal civilian service president birth education born british_columbia graduated school high school age attended british_columbia victoria british_columbia enrolled study received professor urging wrote noted researcher starting new department university_of_chicago asking position graduate work presumed man offered position accepted began working second year retained research unusual deaths related medicine assisted research project showed deaths caused use year united_states congress passed act year completed studies received university_of_chicago working led interest drugs cause early career marriage completing joined university_of_chicago faculty like looking synthetic cure malaria result studies learned drugs able pass barrier met fellow faculty member married faculty university_of_chicago awarded supplemented teaching work editorial associate years left university_of_chicago decided position teaching moved husband daughters taught dual citizen canada united_states 1950s order continue practicing medicine retained strong ties canada continued visit siblings regularly late life work hired washington time seven time young time physicians reviewing drugs assignments review application drug specific indications drug pregnant women morning sickness approved canada european african countries withheld approval drug requested studies despite pressure manufacturer persisted requesting additional information explain english study documented nervous system effect insistence drug fully tested prior approval deformed europe linked mothers pregnancy researchers discovered crossed barrier caused birth defects hailed page washington_post heroine similar tragedy author washington_post article said prevented birth hundreds thousands children insisted assistants superiors backed strong stance deserved credit narrative persistence help pass rigorous drug approval regulation broke story july substantial public outcry passed unanimously congress october strengthen drug regulation companies required demonstrate new drugs report adverse reactions request consent patients participating clinical studies drug testing reforms required limits testing distribution new drugs avoid similar problems amendments time recognized effectiveness required established prior marketing new laws controversy result blocking american approval awarded president award distinguished federal civilian service president second woman receive award british released film kennedy acknowledging speech receiving award continued work played key role shaping enforcing amendments responsible directing surveillance drug testing retired age years service named awarded annually employee later life death continued work recognised earlier work working appointed deputy scientific medical affairs british_columbia named honour retired presented drug safety excellence award named annual award announcing given staff member annually announcing awards center director said pleased established recognize recipients outstanding accomplishments important aspect drug regulation turned july shortly fall moved washington live daughter london ontario june named victim head praised showing strength courage refusing bend pressure drug company officials said heroine country died london ontario august age hours ontario lieutenant governor visited home present insignia member role legacy awards president award distinguished federal civilian service gold key award university_of_chicago medical inducted named virtual mentor recipient excellence courage given honorary doctor science degree named
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