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2024-03-13 06:14:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BB62A82DF67EB3403C2670EAFED8A3C5F4566D2E71469D908BC05AB5241EF775
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Doctors once prescribed Thalidomide to pregnant women: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/how-the-thalidomide-scandal-led-to-safer-drugs#Complete-safety Lobotomies were used to treat mental illness: https://fherehab.com/learning/treat-mental-health-centuries#:~:text=Mental%20Health%20Treatment%20in%20the%201900s%20Lobotomy%20was,such%20surgery%20cured%20depression%2C%20schizophrenia%2C%20and%20personality%20disorders. Doctors often used mercury to treat syphilis and other venereal diseases: https://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/features/mercury-douche
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