One of the largest human experiments in history was conducted on unsuspecting San Francisco residents in the 1950s. Government scientists secretly sprayed bacteria to study airborne disease spread, raising ethical questions.
Browsing: medical ethics
In San Francisco, a fierce debate unfolds among doctors over their ethical duty to “do no harm” amid rising tensions at war protests. Medical professionals clash on balancing care with activism. (NYT, 2024)
“One of the largest human experiments in history” targeted unsuspecting San Francisco residents, raising ethical questions. The covert study, recently uncovered, involved unknowing exposure to potentially harmful substances.