This is it, y'all: the season finale. This week we’re talking about HIV/AIDS, one of the biggest pandemics of modern times. We were fortunate enough to speak with three individuals who have had vastly different experiences with HIV/AIDS. Frank Iamelli, who took care of many of his friends throughout the epidemic, Hillel Wasserman, who has been living with HI ... Show More
Jul 7
Ep 215 The Hidden Depths of Earwax
In keeping with last week’s theme of “bodily excretions that are kinda gross that you don’t really think about but are actually really important”, we’re devoting this episode to earwax, aka cerumen. In one hour, we somehow manage to weave together stories of earwax impaction, mis ... Show More
54m 3s
Jun 30
Ep 214 Boogers: Digging for treasure
Hard and crusty. Green and gloopy. Clear and watery. Boogers come in a veritable rainbow of colors and a full spectrum of textures from liquid to solid. They’re really quite impressive if you think about it. Which, of course, few of us do, besides adding tissues to our shopping l ... Show More
1h 2m
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
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
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
Jul 2024
Stories from the AIDS Crisis
A special episode where we hear from listeners of the show who were lovers, nurses, relatives, students, and friends of people who died from AIDS.
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1h 3m
Jul 2022
HIV and COVID-19 – What We’ve Learned
How has our knowledge of COVID-19 and how it affects people with HIV evolved? IDSA board member Max Brito, MD, FIDSA of the University of Illinois at Chicago and HIVMA board member Rachel Bender Ignacio, MD, FIDSA of the University of Washington discuss the latest COVID-19 clinic ... Show More
26m 38s