Dr. Anthony Fauci's costly mistake during the HIV/AIDS crisis

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]: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.