HIV/AIDS Update
17:25 minutes
This month, a baby that was thought to be “cured” of HIV had the virus later detected in her blood, and the World Health Organization recommended that at-risk men should take Truvada, a drug that can prevent HIV infection. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Antonio Urbina of Mount Sinai Hospital, discuss what these announcements mean for HIV/AIDS research and prevention.
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Anthony Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci is the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, and author of On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service. He’s based in Washington, DC.
Antonio Urbina
Antonio Urbina is associate medical director of the Institute for Advanced Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, New York.
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