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Distillations | Science History Institute

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Each episode of Distillations podcast takes a deep-dive into a moment of science-related history in order to shed light on the present.

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Life with HIV: Success without a Cure?

Thirty years ago an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence. Today, sophisticated drug cocktails known as highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART, have dramatically changed the fates of people with the disease. They can now live with a chronic manageable disease instead of dying from a fatal one. Yet in many ways we’re treading water: each year the U.S. sees around 50,000 new HIV cases, and estimates show that 20-25% of these people don’t know they’re infected. And, while the drugs are effective, many people throughout the world can’t afford them.


So should we consider our response to HIV a complete success story? This episode of Distillations tries to find the answer.


Our journey begins in San Francisco’s Castro District, the epicenter of the city’s HIV epidemic in the 1980s. Reporter Andrew Bowen talks to AIDS activist Tez Anderson, who started an organization to combat AIDS Survivor Syndrome.


Then we talk to Dr. Mark W. Kline and Andrew P. Rice, a physician and a virologist who have been working on HIV since the 1980s, and ask them if we can claim victory.


SHOW CLOCK: 


00:03 Introduction


01:49 Surviving Survival: Tez Anderson's Story


12:06 Interview with Mark W. Kline and Andrew P. Rice


CREDITS:


Hosts: Michal Meyer and Bob Kenworthy


Guests: Dr. Mark W. Kline and Andrew P. Rice


Reporter: Andrew Bowen


Producer & Editor: Mariel Carr 


We recorded our conversation with Mark W. Kline and Andrew P. Rice during CHF’s 2014 Chao Symposium, “Can We Meet the Challenge of HIV/AIDS?” Special thanks to Houston Public Media for hosting us in their studio. 


Music courtesy of Audio Network.


 


Check out Distillations magazine at distillations.org, where you'll find articles, videos, and our podcast.

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