Cured: How the Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and Forever

Cured: How the Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and Forever Changed Medical Science

â€œNathalia Holt presents a thorough account of the research that provides scientists with hope that a cure will one day be achievable... and her empathy shines through in her prose. This is as important a social history as it is a medical document.â€â€”The Daily Beast
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Two patientsâ€”each known in medical history as the Berlin Patientâ€”were cured of the HIV virus. The two patientsâ€™ disparate cures came twelve years apart, but Nathalia Holt, an award-winning scientist at the forefront of HIV research, connects the molecular dots of these cases for the first time.
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Scientists are known to maintain a professional distance from those they study, but sometimes scientists are not just investigators, they are caregivers, too. Cured illustrates that even in the era of high-tech and big pharma, the way doctors and patients communicate remains a critical ingredient in the advance of this science. Holt offers a kind of hope that the thirty-four million people currently infected with HIV need and a story of ingenuity, dedication, and humanity that will inspire the rest of us.
Country USA
Manufacturer Plume
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-02-27
Format Kindle eBook

Cured: How the Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and Forever Changed Medical Science