105: CIA MD

Unfortunately, America has a long history of unethical medical experimentation, a tradition that’s caused mass suffering around the globe, and served to massively decrease trust in medicine. This episode covers the CIA’s fake Pakistani vaccination program, the Guatemalan Syphilis Experiments, and the Cincinnati Radiation Experiments.

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Sources and Further Reading

Coronavirus Attitude Tracker Survey Pakistan: Link

How Drone Strikes and a Fake Vaccination Program Have Inhibited Polio Eradication in Pakistan: An Analysis of National Level Data: Link

CIA organised fake vaccination drive to get Osama bin Laden's family DNA: Link

In Pakistan, Legacy of Fake CIA Vaccination Programs Leads to Vaccine Hesitancy: Link

Experimentation on Prisoners: Persistent Dilemmas in Rights and Regulations: Link

The Army tested 'germ warfare' on the NYC subway by smashing lightbulbs full of bacteria: Link

In the Name of Science: A History of Secret Programs, Medical Research, and Human Experimentation: Link

Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison: Link

The Treatment: The Story of Those Who Died in the Cincinnati Radiation Tests: Link

A little too much of the buchenwald touch? Military radiation research at the university of Cincinnati, 1960–1972: Link

Worse Than Tuskegee: Link

Judge dismisses $1 billion Guatemalan syphilis experiment case against Hopkins, others: Link

Black Americans Are Getting COVID Vaccines at Lower Rates Than White Americans: Link