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Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Coverage of Tuskegee Syphilis Study in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 25 · 08:10 UTCMost recent: Jul 25 · 08:10 UTC
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US Public Health Serviceorganization1Tuskegee Instituteorganization1Syphilistopic1Associated Pressorganization1
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  • HEALTHJul 25 · 08:10 UTCWTOP DC
    Today in History: July 25, Tuskegee Syphilis Study exposed

    On July 25, 1972, the Tuskegee Syphilis Study was exposed after The Associated Press revealed that the U.S. Public Health Service and Tuskegee Institute had allowed poor, rural Black male patients with syphilis to go untreated for four decades, resulting in over 100 deaths as part of a study on the disease.

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