William McBride
William Griffith McBride (born May 25, 1927 in Sydney - † June 27, 2018 ) was an Australian gynecologist .
On December 16, 1961, McBride wrote a letter to the editor to the journal The Lancet , in which he pointed out the connection between malformations of newborns and the intake of thalidomide by pregnant women (see also: Contergan scandal ). Independently of him, the German human geneticist Widukind Lenz recognized this connection and informed Grünenthal about it on November 15, 1961 . In 1971 McBride was awarded the French Institut des raisons de vivre for his discovery . He used the prize money to set up the medical research organization Foundation 41 at the Crown Street Women's Hospital in Sydney . In 1981 McBride claimed in an article that the drug Debenox / Bendectin was also responsible for deformities in newborns. After his co-authors reported data manipulation by McBride, he was removed from the Australian medical register in 1993, but reintroduced into it five years later. Until his death, he held the view that he had been defamed by the international pharmaceutical industry.
Fonts
- The Complete Mothercare Manual . London 1986, ISBN 1850290903
- Killing the messenger . Cremorne 1994, ISBN 1864120150
Awards
- 1969: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 1977: Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | McBride, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian gynecologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 2018 |