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: 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 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...
The Seasons of Life: Opposition to Gay Marriage
Author and journalist Randy Shilts talks about laws against gay marriage, arguing that it makes no sense to ban gay marriage yet, at the same time, condemn gays for choosing a lifestyle of promiscuity over monogamy.
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...