Research on Tuberculosis in Nazi Germany and the Cruelest Medical Experiments on Jewish Children: An Observational Review.

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  • Author(s): Weisz GM;Weisz GM; Gal A; Gal A
  • Source:
    The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ [Isr Med Assoc J] 2021 Mar; Vol. 23 (3), pp. 160-164.
  • Publication Type:
    Historical Article; Journal Article; Review
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: The Association Country of Publication: Israel NLM ID: 100930740 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1565-1088 (Print) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Isr Med Assoc J Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Ramat Gan, Israel : The Association, c1999-
    • Subject Terms:
    • Abstract:
      Background: Germany was a scientifically advanced country in the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in medicine, with a major interest in research and the treatment of tuberculosis. From 1933 until 1945, Nazi Germany perverted scientific research through criminal experimentations on captured prisoners of war and on "subhumans" by scientifically untrained, but politically driven, staff. This article exposes a series of failed experiments on tuberculosis in adults, experiments without scientific validity. Nonetheless, Dr. Kurt Heißmeyer repeated the experiment on Jewish children, who were murdered for the sake of personal academic ambition. It is now 75 years since liberation and the murdered children must be remembered. This observational review raises questions of medical and ethical values.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20210318 Date Completed: 20210405 Latest Revision: 20210405
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      33734628