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Unethical Case Files

Welcome to "Unethical Medicine," a new Ethos column dedicated to exploring the darker chapters of medical history. Each story sheds light on some of the dubious experiments and practices that have shaped modern medicine and offers contemporary lessons in ethics. Drawn from past and present events, the column will also consider the potential for future unethical practices and decision-making to occur as medical technologies and artificial intelligence tools evolve.  Please feel free to contact us with your comments and ideas for future topics!
Ria Sinha

Do no harm? The ethical implications of employing one disease to treat another -
The Case of Malariotherapy

Ria Sinha

The Guinea Pig Club: Wartime plastic surgery experimentation and the legacy of Archibald McIndoe

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