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This popular acne medication carries a disturbing legacy
Albert Kligman pioneered numerous treatments for acne and skin issues, including his discovery that tretinoin, a retinoic acid and Vitamin A derivative, could improve acne and other skin issues related to aging, like wrinkles. But most of his early stage testing was done on local Black inmates. (Pixabay/)Adewole Adamson was a medical student at Harvard University when his brother-in-law, Georgia dermatologist Keith Wright, told him about the true legacy of Albert Kligman, a renowned American dermatologist known for developing Retin-A, a popular and effective acne medication.From the 1950s to the 1970s, while a member of the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, Kligman, whose name grace

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