Published 07/15/2024 11:48:00 p.m.

Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86

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NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in what became known as the Tuskegee study, has died. He was 86. Buxtun died May 18 of Alzheimer’s disease in Rocklin, California, according to his attorney, Minna Fernan. Buxtun is revered as a hero to public health scholars and ethicists for his role in bringing to light the most noto…

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The Independent

Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun dies aged 86

For 40 years the US Public Health Service conducted a study in which black men were left untreated for syphilis

07/16/2024 8:57:13 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86

07/15/2024 10:39:10 p.m.·United States

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Hindustan Times

Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86

07/15/2024 10:41:17 p.m.·New Delhi, India

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abc News

Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86

The whistleblower who exposed the Tuskegee syphilis study that left hundreds of Black men untreated has died at age 86

07/15/2024 10:39:10 p.m.·United States

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CNN

Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86

Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who exposed the US government’s involvement in the Tuskegee syphilis study, has died.

07/16/2024 6:47:50 p.m.·Atlanta, United States

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KIFI

Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86

AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in what became known as the Tuskegee study, has died. He was 86. Buxtun died May 18 of Alzheimer’s disease in Rocklin, California, according to his attorney, Minna Fernan. Buxtun is revered as a hero to public health scholars and ethicists for his role in bringing to l…

07/15/2024 10:39:11 p.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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