Many African Americans are skeptical about participating in clinical studies, especially after the infamous Tuskegee experiment where the government didn’t give hundreds of black men penicillin to treat syphilis.
But a doctor in Cleveland is trying to rebuild trust in the black community and has created a biobank dedicated to investigating diseases affecting African Americans.
Marlene Harris-Taylor (@marlenetaylor48) of WCPN ideastream reports.
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