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Focus on Global Medicine

The Malaria Project: The U.S. Government's Secret Mission to Find a Miracle Cure

Focus on Global Medicine
Focus on Global Medicine
Host: John J. Russell, MD

A fascinating and shocking historical exposé, The Malaria Project is the story of America's secret mission to combat malaria during World War II—a campaign modeled after a German project which tested experimental drugs on men gone mad from syphilis. Karen M. Masterson, a journalist turned malaria researcher, uncovers the complete story behind this dark tale of science, medicine and war.

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