The history of black people and medical research is complicated. In the 1840s, black enslaved women were subjected to brutal experimental gynecological surgeries without anesthesia. Then, there was the Tuskegee syphilis study, when the US public health service tracked syphilis in the 600 poor black men in Alabama and denied them lifesaving penicillin even after it was deemed the standard of care. Those are just two examples of why there is such distrust of the medical system within the black community. Why does it matter and how does it impact today's medical clinical trials? Some answers on this edition of Another View with Barbara Hamm Lee with guests Dr. John Brush, Chief Research Officer, Sentara Health and Senior Medical Director with Sentara Health Research Center, Dr. Jennifer May, Research Manager, Office of Research Grants and Development with Sentara Health Research Center, Ashley Williams, Clinical Research nurse specializing in critical care and clinical trials involving drugs and medical devices, and Dr. Keith Newby, Hampton Roads Medical Group Cardiovascular Medical Director and Market Director of Community Health Improvement and Engagement with Bon Secours. This and all Another View programs can be heard on demand on the show's program page.
African Americans and Mis-Trust of The Medical Establishment on Another View
