HISC 116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Nuremberg Code, Syphilis, Aspirin
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American research after nuremberg: studies of syphilis, part one. Washington was president of tuskegee university, endorsed that the black community be positively affected by healthcare. Justification: (cid:862)it is highly desirable to ascertain the relative benefits accrued from adequate and inadequate treatments(cid:863: phase one. Meant to last 5 years, ended up lasting 40 years. Subjects were treated with minimal treatment to keep them healthy enough for study. Nurse eunice rivers (liaison between subjects and hospital) and eugene dibble (hospital director) Institution-building for the black people in the county. Treatments were dubious and had terrible side-effects: large scale deception. Sampling of cerebrospinal fluid to see if disease is affecting the region. 399 subjects with syphilis were selected for spinal taps. Advertised as treatment, actually research on neurological effects of disease: raymond vonderlehr (cid:862)it see(cid:373)s a pit(cid:455) to lose su(cid:272)h a(cid:374) u(cid:374)usual opportu(cid:374)it(cid:455)(cid:863, fake treatments administered. Study of 2,200 sufferes from syphilis between 1891 and 1910.
