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Josef Mengele's research program on noma in Auschwitz.
Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|July 14, 2020
Summary
Nazi doctor Josef Mengele conducted horrific noma experiments on children in Auschwitz. This research aimed to find noma causes and treatments, but involved unethical methods and specimen collection.
Area of Science:
- Medical ethics
- Human experimentation
- History of medicine
Background:
- Noma is a devastating gangrenous disease affecting children in impoverished regions.
- The Auschwitz-Birkenau camp provided a horrific setting for unethical medical research during WWII.

