The USPHS collaborated with local physicians to restrict surviving patients from treatment, as it would contaminate the study data. National ArchivesResearch subjects in the Tuskegee syphilis study. National ArchivesThe Tuskeegee Syphilis study lasted from 1932-1972. peruTo maintain [the subjects’] interest … free medicines, burial assistance or insurance, free hot meals on the days of examination, transportation to and from the hospital, and an opportunity to stop in town on the return trip. National ArchivesTo maintain patient cooperation, the USPHS gave participants supplies of ineffective medicines, such as aspirin and vitamins. Tuskegee University Archivesleft: unidentified subjects, nurse Eunice Rivers, Dr. David Albritton, and Dr. Walter Edmondson. National ArchivesA Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Subject being tested. NewsweekAfrican and American Men Receiving “Special Free Treatment” from Physicians and Nurses. naturalhomeschoolingNurse Eunice Rivers and unidentified subject in cotton field. health-equity.lib.umd.edu
