Protection Against HIV/AIDS
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the things people can do to protect themselves from contracting HIV. Some of these include knowing the sexual history of one's partner and making su...
HIV/AIDS: Doctors Who Care
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the decision she and other physicians made early on in the battle against HIV/AIDS to treat those who were infected, despite the possible risks to t...
HIV/AIDS: Working with Dr. Jonas Salk (Part One) and (Part Two
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the experience of working with Dr. Jonas Salk in the battle to conquer HIV/AIDS. Dr. Levine observes that Dr. Salk taught her the value of pursuing ...
Germ Warfare: Centers for Disease Control Diversify, The
With the eradication of most infectious diseases, the CDC began to expand into chronic diseases, then injury control and prevention as the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health was incorporated into the organization. In the last few ...
Global Epidemics
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun talks about the challenge of fighting global epidemics. Certainly there needs to be a financial commitment and there also need to be scientific breakthroughs. But in addition, Professor Calhoun notes,...
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In India, where marriage is a must but AIDS carries a stigma, what are HIV-positive people to do?
After discovering India’s first case of HIV in 1986, Dr. Suniti Solomon left a prestigious academic post to found India’s premier HIV/AIDS clinic....
Elspeth Kydd Vol. 3 Short Works
Drag in for Votes; Exile's Complex; Why We Fight; Faces; Drag Queen Blues; Rituals and White Lies.
Donated as a gift from Filmmaker Elspeth Kydd. Elspeth was a friend and colleague whom Alex Juhasz met through activist AIDS video and documentary s...