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?
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 gofreddie.com/dane.
Help us make our show—commit $1 per month on Patreon.
Reach out to us on Instagram or at [email protected].
Sources:
- On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service. Dr. Anthony Fauci. 2024.
- Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS. Martin Duberman. 2014.
- How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tames AIDS. David France. 2016.
- Surviving AIDS. Michael Callen. 1990.
- An Open Letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Larry Kramer. 1988.
- Successful Chemoprophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonitis. Walter T. Hughes, et al. New England Journal of Medicine. 1977.
- Prophylaxis of Pneumocystis Carinii Infection in AIDS with Pyrimethamine-Sulfadoxine. Michael Gottlieb, et al. The Lancet. 1984.
- Therapeutic Drugs for AIDS. Congressional Hearing Transcript. 1988.
- Official Blames Shortage of Staff For Delay in Testing AIDS Drugs. New York Times. 1988.
- TOXIC HOPE: WIDELY EMBRACED, THE AIDS DRUG IS NOW UNDER HEAVY FIRE: THE AZT STORY. The LA Times. 1993.
- Video of Michael Callen provided courtesy of Richard Dworkin.
- Interview with Sean Strub, founder of POZ Magazine.
- Interview with Miriam Lewis Sabin, author of an upcoming biography on Joseph Sonnabend.
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 Easy to Love by Clara Jones.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.