Cured, Nathalia Holt
Cured, Nathalia Holt
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Cured
How the Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and Forever Changed Medical Science

Author: Nathalia Holt

Narrator: Karen Saltus

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 03/01/2014

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Is the end of HIV upon us? Award-winning research scientist and HIV fellow at the Ragon Institute, Nathalia Holt, reveals the science behind the discovery of a functional cure and what it means for the millions affected by HIV and the history of the AIDS pandemic.

Two men, known in medical journals as the Berlin Patients, revealed answers to a functional cure for HIV. Their cures came twelve years apart, the first in 1996 and the second in 2008. Each received his own very different treatment in Berlin, Germany, and each result spurred a new field of investigation, fueling innovative lines of research and sparking hope for the thirty-four million people currently infected with HIV. For the first time, Nathalia Holt, who has participated in some of the most fruitful research in the field, tells the story of how we came to arrive at this astounding and controversial turning point.

Holt explores the two men’s stories on a personal level, looking at how their experiences have influenced HIV researchers worldwide—including one very special young family doctor who took the time to look closely at his patients—and how they responded to their medications.

Based on extensive interviews with the patients and their doctors as well as her own in-depth research, this book is an unprecedented look at how scientists pursue their inquiries, the human impact their research has, and what is and is not working in the relationship between Big Pharma and medical care.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David

A good book overall and worth reading but it does have its shortcomings. The biggest plus is that the author is an HIV researcher and clearly knows the subject matter. The scientific underpinnings are presented throughout the book and satisfied my layman's interest in the immune system and its battl......more

Goodreads review by Amber

I read this book in 36 hours. I quite literally could not put it down. It's absolutely riveting. I'm amazed it was already a few years old by the time I read it, especially since it made me feel like I should have known about it, the contents should have been front page news! I am trained in science......more

Goodreads review by Katie

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I thought the author did a wonderful job highlighting the human aspect of HIV/AIDS research as she discussed its progression from the 1990’s until now. Dr. Holt emphasizes the cultural stigmas that affect the ability to fund this research (most specifically the indiff......more

Goodreads review by Juliane

The science is explained very well. The structure is somewhat erratic, a lot of jumps in time between patient #1 and #2, with the result that sometimes facts or processes are explained more than once. Also, the author only ever talks about Robert Gallo in the context of discovering the HI virus and......more