Jonathan sits down with Physician Assistant and PrEP Research Clinician Kayla McLaughlin to talk about what PrEP is, how far HIV research has gotten since the 1980s, and why HIV is so hard to cure. Plus, Kayla discusses the curious cases of the Mississippi Baby and the Berlin Patient.
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Jul 6
How to Ask For What You Need, Open the Line of Communication, and Be Included — Your Listener Questions Answered
This week is all about your listener questions! We’re talking: asking for what you need up front, finding people to co-sign your BS, advice for young queer folk, work trip rendezvous, the Maine senate race, being left out, being a narcissist, loose skin, and some spelling advice! ... Show More
23m 57s
Jul 1
What Power Does the U.S. Constitution Really Give WE THE PEOPLE? — w/ Strict Scrutiny co-host, Melissa Murray
The U.S. Constitution can feel intimidating—but what if understanding it is one of the most empowering things you can do? This week, JVN sits down with constitutional law professor, legal scholar, and Strict Scrutiny co-host Melissa Murray to unpack what the Constitution actually ... Show More
42m 43s
Sep 2021
The Elephant in the Room: What About HIV?
For more than a year now, COVID has been society’s focus—and rightly so. But today we turn our attention to another virus—HIV. After 40 years, there is still no cure or a vaccine for the disease. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Anthony Fauci and CEO of innovative company Americ ... Show More
29m 48s
Mar 2022
S1 Episode 1: HIV Treatment Then and Now: How Our Past Informs Our Present
In this episode, host Dr Michael Saag speaks with Dr Paul Volberding, founder of the world's first dedicated HIV outpatient clinic, about their clinical experience treating HIV from the early days of the pandemic until now. They discuss the medical breakthroughs that they have se ... Show More
26m 59s
Mar 2025
Why Medicaid Matters: Why Protecting Medicaid Matters for People with HIV
Anna Person, MD discusses threats to the Medicaid program and how they could impact people with HIV with Kate McManus, MD, MSc, FIDSA, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health and Amy Killelea, J ... Show More
27m 44s
Apr 2015
Surviving the AIDS epidemic (SOP23)
Despite recent medical advances and drug treatments, HIV remains a burdensome condition for millions of people around the world. In this episode, psychologist Perry Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, talks about how the lessons from the survivors of the AIDS generation can inform the lives ... Show More
14m 45s