| Cured: The People Who Defeated HIV Contributor(s): Holt, Nathalia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142181846 ISBN-13: 9780142181843 Publisher: Plume Books OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Aids & Hiv - Medical | History - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Aids & Hiv |
| Dewey: 616.979 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - AIDS |
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| Publisher Description: "Nathalia 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."--The Daily Beast Two patients--each known in medical history as the Berlin Patient--were cured of the HIV virus. The two patients' 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. 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. |