aids, hiv, natural suppressor of hiv, the esperanza patient
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). An estimated 38 million people across the world are living with HIV. HIV is extremely difficult to flush out of the human body, as it infects long-lived immune cells ...
Shuping Wang, the Chinese-born medical researcher who exposed the poor health practices of the local government that were contributing to the rise of HIV in central China during the 1990s, has passed away. Shuping was 59 years old and is survived by her husband, brother, and three children. She courageously exposed China’s HIV scandal and ...
Dr. Gao Yaojie is a Chinese-born gynecologist turned AIDS activist. She was placed under house arrest in 2007 by the state after accusing the government of hiding the country’s AIDS infection. Dr. Gao Yaojie left China in 2009 and settled in Manhattan, where she still resides. Dr. Gao Yaojie reveals China’s AIDS epidemic In the ...