A nuanced look at the Tuskegee syphilis study [PODCAST]

“The Tuskegee Syphilis Study is widely acknowledged as a violation of ethics today, but the social conditions of the time allowed the grave injustices to happen in plain sight. In the 1930s, social Darwinism emerged as justification for racist practices. The perceived inevitability of African Americans ’ natural “extinction” was used to justify many unethical practicesRead more …A nuanced look at the Tuskegee syphilis study [PODCAST] originally appeared inKevinMD.com.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast COVID Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs