HIV/AIDS: Who's At Risk
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, explains that she and others in the scientific community realized early on that the HIV virus was sexually transmitted. But, Dr. Levine points out, the virus ca...
HIV/AIDS: Fear in the Medical Community
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the fear in the medical community when the HIV/AIDS epidemic began. Dr. Levine explains that most doctors at the time were unwilling to treat patien...
HIV/AIDS: In the Beginning
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the early days of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Dr. Levine recalls that doctors were initially puzzled that young men who did not have cancer and had not u...
HIV/AIDS: Drug Therapy
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the drugs that have been used in the fight against HIV/AIDS since AZT was developed in 1987. She also explains that the high cost of the drugs makes...
HIV/AIDS: Drug Therapy Side Effects and Complications
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, explains that the cocktails of drugs used to fight HIV/AIDS can be very effective, but can also be complicated to take properly and cause serious side effects. ...
HIV/AIDS: Blood Supply Safety
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the strides that have been made in making sure the blood supply in the United States is safe in the wake of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Although there is...
HIV/AIDS: As Awareness Grew
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States as it became clear that the blood supply was contaminated, and that the disease was not c...
HIV/AIDS: A Clinical Description
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the medical realities of HIV/AIDS, explaining the progression of the disease, as well as the symptoms (or lack of symptoms) at various stages along ...
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...