HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the unwillingness or inability of many public health officials in the developing nations of the world to adequately address the challenge of the HIV...
HIV/AIDS: A Smart Enemy
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, explains that one of the things that makes the HIV virus so difficult is that it's a retro virus, which means it has the ability to take its genetic material an...
AIDS Research and Treatment
Professor of Law and Medicine Alex Capron talks about some of the ethical issues surrounding research into drugs used in the treatment of AIDS. Professor Capron explores the question of whether it's ethically correct to do experimental research when...
Epidemic Proportions: HIV/AIDS Testing
Author and journalist Randy Shilts discusses HIV/AIDS testing, arguing that people will only be willing to take the test if they know the results won't be made public.
Sex and Sexuality: HIV/AIDS
The impact of sexually transmitted diseases turned far darker than ever before in the early 1980's with the advent and proliferation of the human immunodeficiency virus or "HIV" and "AIDS." Although many new and powerful drugs have proved to be the...
Epidemic Proportions: AIDS and the Reagan Administration
Author and journalist Randy Shilts argues that the Reagan administration spent little on the AIDS epidemic early on, because it was essentially only affecting gay men and intravenous drug users, and because the Reagan presidency was focused above al...
Fighting HIV/AIDS: The Power of Love
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, observes that, while love alone won't cure cancer or AIDS, it does make a difference in helping patients wage a more effective battle against either disease, pe...
Fighting HIV/AIDS in the Future
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about carrying the fight against HIV/AIDS into the future. Dr. Levine observes that, in the years ahead, there will be drugs developed that will be able t...
Needle Exchange Programs (Part One) and (Part Two)
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about needle exchange programs and notes that studies have proven they decrease the transmission of HIV.
Risky Business: STDs: Epidemic Proportions
Many sexually transmitted diseases have taken a backseat to headlines about HIV, but they still take their toll. The rate of infection is increasing worldwide, incorporating diseases that have been around for years as well as other deadly organisms....