December 29, 2014 1985: Large-scale experiments that spewed radiation across Idaho and beyond1985: The Energy Department conducted large-scale experiments as late as 1985 that deliberately produced reactor meltdowns that Read More 1985: Large-scale experiments that spewed radiation across Idaho and beyond
December 29, 2014 1994: Heliobacter pylori1994: Ali Zaidi, a student at the University of Rochester, was not informed about the risks of Read More 1994: Heliobacter pylori
December 29, 2014 1995: Findings of the Advisory Commission on Human Radiation Experiments1995: The Advisory Commission on Human Radiation Experiments cataloged 81 pediatric radiation exposure projects — 27 of Read More 1995: Findings of the Advisory Commission on Human Radiation Experiments
December 29, 2014 1995: Roadmap of Human Radiation Experiments1995: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Roadmap of Human Radiation Experiments summarizing 150 plus an Read More 1995: Roadmap of Human Radiation Experiments
December 29, 2014 2000: Participants in the Walla Walla experiments settledIn 2000, the former participants in the Walla Walla experiments settled a $2.4 million class-action settlement from Read More 2000: Participants in the Walla Walla experiments settled
December 28, 2014 1932–1972: Tuskegee Syphilis experiment1932–1972: Tuskegee Syphilis experiment, “the longest nontherapeutic experiment on human beings in the history of medicine,” continued Read More 1932–1972: Tuskegee Syphilis experiment
December 28, 2014 1939: “The Monster Experiment”The “Monster Experiment” was conceived by and conducted under the supervision of Dr. Wendell Johnson, one of Read More 1939: “The Monster Experiment”
December 28, 2014 1942: The American Psychiatric Association debated legalizing murder (euthanasia)In 1942, psychiatrists debated legalizing murder (“euthanasia”) at the American Psychiatric Association. Foster Kennedy, MD, advocated killing Read More 1942: The American Psychiatric Association debated legalizing murder (euthanasia)
December 28, 2014 1940s: Fiendish “Refrigeration” experiments on mental patients at Harvard, U. of CincinnatiA series of fiendish Hypothermia experiments subjected mental patients for prolonged periods to freezing temperatures. They were Read More 1940s: Fiendish “Refrigeration” experiments on mental patients at Harvard, U. of Cincinnati
December 28, 2014 1942: Edward Cohn, MD, a Harvard biochemist injected prisoners with beef bloodEdward Cohn, MD, a Harvard biochemist injected 64 Massachusetts prisoners with beef blood in an experiment sponsored Read More 1942: Edward Cohn, MD, a Harvard biochemist injected prisoners with beef blood
December 28, 2014 1941–1958: Infectious disease experiments: institutionalized children “canaries in the mines”1941–1945: U.S. Committee on Medical Research (CMR) was dedicated to wartime medicine; it funded and coordinated 137 Read More 1941–1958: Infectious disease experiments: institutionalized children “canaries in the mines”
December 28, 2014 1942–1969: Dr. Lauretta Bender, child psychiatrist from HellChild psychiatrist, Dr. Lauretta Bender, began her experimental electroshock “treatments” in children in 1942 at Bellevue Hospital. Read More 1942–1969: Dr. Lauretta Bender, child psychiatrist from Hell
December 28, 2014 1944: The largest malaria experiment involved 800 prisonersUS Army and State Department funded a crash program to develop new drugs against malaria. The largest Read More 1944: The largest malaria experiment involved 800 prisoners
December 28, 2014 1945: Sterilization tally in the USA; in Nazi Germany1945: “Sterilization of the Insane in the USA” a report in The Lancet based on information published Read More 1945: Sterilization tally in the USA; in Nazi Germany