A slave who tried to starve him or herself was tortured. If torture didn't work, the slave was force fed with the help of a contraption called a speculum orum, which held the mouth open.Despite the captain's desire to keep as many slaves as possible alive, Middle Passage mortality rates were high.
Dr. Robert Sorenson, MD is a board certified ophthalmologist in Berkeley, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California. He is affiliated with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. Pacific Presbyterian Medical CenterResidency.
Dr. Tiejun Huang PhD, MD, R.Ac , RMT, DTCM was stabbed to death in his office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada two days after a holistic chiropractor, Dr. Robert Sowers, was shot dead in his office in Roy, Washington. (2, 3, 4) Dr. Huang was a sports medicine specialist who practiced acupuncture and Chinese massage.