EP143 - A Forty-Year Lie: Dissecting the Tuskegee Syphilis Study
For forty years, the United States government promised free healthcare to hundreds of impoverished African American men in rural Alabama. This promise concealed a monstrous secret: they were subjects in a deadly experiment to track the ravages of untreated syphilis, even long after a cure was readily available. This is the story of a medical betrayal that reshaped American ethics and left a legacy of mistrust that endures to this day. If you enjoy the show and want to support it, you can buy me a coffee: https://paypal.me/podcast8
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