Dr. Anthony Fauci's costly mistake during the HIV/AIDS crisis
AUG 21, 202456 MIN
Dr. Anthony Fauci's costly mistake during the HIV/AIDS crisis
AUG 21, 202456 MIN
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<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci oversaw the U.S. response to COVID-19; decades earlier he oversaw the HIV/AIDS crisis. In the early years of HIV/AIDS there was a drug that could have saved thousands of lives... but Fauci didn't approve its use nor did he lead a study to test its efficacy. Why not?</p><br><p>The presenting sponsor of this season is Freddie, Canada's #1 PrEP provider. To learn more about PrEP and to book your free consultation with Freddie, visit <a href="https://www.gofreddie.com/dane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gofreddie.com/dane</a>.</p><br><p>Help us make our show—commit $1 per month on <a href="https://bit.ly/45QIDYK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.</p><br><p>Reach out to us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/resurrection.pod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>.</p><br><p>Sources:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743358/on-call-by-anthony-fauci-md/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service</em></a>. Dr. Anthony Fauci. 2024.</li><li><a href="https://thenewpress.com/books/hold-tight-gently" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS</em></a>. Martin Duberman. 2014.</li><li><a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/david-france/how-to-survive-a-plague/9781509839407" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tames AIDS</em>.</a> David France. 2016.</li><li><a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/surviving-aids_michael-callen/931166/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Surviving AIDS</em></a>. Michael Callen. 1990.</li><li><a href="https://www.villagevoice.com/an-open-letter-to-dr-anthony-fauci/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>An Open Letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci</em></a>. Larry Kramer. 1988.</li><li><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM197712292972602" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Successful Chemoprophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonitis</em></a>. Walter T. Hughes, et al. New England Journal of Medicine. 1977.</li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140673684905609" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Prophylaxis of Pneumocystis Carinii Infection in AIDS with Pyrimethamine-Sulfadoxine</em></a>. Michael Gottlieb, et al. The Lancet. 1984.</li><li><em>Therapeutic Drugs for AIDS</em>. Congressional Hearing Transcript. 1988.</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/30/us/official-blames-shortage-of-staff-for-delay-in-testing-aids-drugs.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Official Blames Shortage of Staff For Delay in Testing AIDS Drugs</a>. New York Times. 1988.</li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-20-tm-10183-story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>TOXIC HOPE: WIDELY EMBRACED, THE AIDS DRUG IS NOW UNDER HEAVY FIRE: THE AZT STORY</em></a>. The LA Times. 1993.</li><li>Video of Michael Callen provided courtesy of Richard Dworkin. </li><li>Interview with <a href="https://www.seanstrub.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sean Strub</a>, founder of <a href="https://www.poz.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">POZ Magazine</a>.</li><li>Interview with <a href="https://twitter.com/mimilewissabin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miriam Lewis Sabin</a>, author of an upcoming biography on Joseph Sonnabend.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode was researched, hosted, and edited by Dane Stewart with music by Dane Stewart & Matthew Rogers. Produced by Dane Stewart & Matthew Kariatsumari. Our outro track is <em>Easy to Love</em> by Clara Jones.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>