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Peter Buxtun (sometimes referred to as Peter Buxton; September 29, 1937 – May 18, 2024) was an American epidemiologist. [1] He was an employee of the United States Public Health Service who became known as the whistleblower responsible for ending the Tuskegee Syphilis Study .
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 ...
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.
The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2024. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. May 2024 1 Chauhdry Abdul Rashid, 83, Pakistani-born English ...
In 1968, while working at the AP's San Francisco bureau, Lederer met Peter Buxtun and he spoke to her about his ethical concerns regarding the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Lederer recognized the newsworthiness of the information and passed it on to a colleague, Associated Press investigative reporter Jean Heller , who broke the story, resulting in ...
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.
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Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who exposed the US government’s involvement in the Tuskegee syphilis study, has died. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...