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Medical experiments conducted in Auschwitz were among the many horrifying atrocities committed by the Nazis during World War II. Some of them were performed on prisoners without their consent, often resulting in immense suffering, pain, and death. Some notorious physicians conducting these experiments include Dr Josef Mengele, the "Angel of Death," and Dr Carl Clauberg.

These medical tests covered a wide range of unethical and inhumane practices, including:

1. Human experimentation on twins: Dr Josef Mengele was particularly interested in twins and conducted various experiments on them, seeking to understand genetics and heredity. He often subjected twins to brutal and painful procedures, including unnecessary amputations, injections with harmful substances, and forced sterilizations.
2. Forced sterilization: Dr Carl Clauberg performed experiments to find methods of mass sterilization. He injected chemicals into women's uteruses without anaesthesia, causing pain, infections, and sometimes death.
3. Infectious disease experiments: Prisoners were deliberately infected with typhus, malaria, and tuberculosis to test experimental treatments and vaccines. These experiments usually resulted in severe illness and death.
4. Freezing experiments: Prisoners were subjected to freezing temperatures to test how long a person could survive in extreme cold. Many died or suffered severe frostbite.
5. Poison experiments: Toxic substances were tested on prisoners to find more efficient methods of killing people in gas chambers.

It's important to remember and acknowledge these atrocities to ensure such horrors are never repeated. The memory of those who suffered and died at Auschwitz and other concentration camps is a powerful reminder of the consequences of unchecked prejudice, hate, and discrimination.