Leprosy Cures and Patients’ Expectations
by Dr. Raul Necochea & Dr. Adam Gilbertson, Dept. of Social Medicine, UNC School of Medicine Cure research has long raised and troubled the expectations of people afflicted by infectious diseases. Prior to the 1940s, Hansen’s disease (leprosy) was an … Read more
The Social Context of HIV Remission Amongst Infants: From Mississippi to South Africa and Back
Johanna Crane and Theresa Rossouw In March 2013 a group of physician-researchers made the startling announcement that a baby born in Mississippi had been ‘functionally cured’ of HIV (Persaud et al. 2013a). However, hopes that the discovery might indicate a … Read more
Reconciling the Irreconcilable: Integrating Traditional Healers and Biomedical Science in HIV Cure Research
Malcolm de Roubaix In contemporary biomedical and philosophical discourse, traditional African culture has been largely usurped by Western colonial influence. Traditional culture, however, may still have a significant influence on the thinking and actions of many Africans. The question is whether … Read more
Pluralistic Perspectives on HIV Cure in Africa: How Will Research Participants Interpret the C-word?
Keymanthri Moodley Background: Africa has a rich and contentious history of HIV cure approaches that range from mythology, cultural beliefs and religion to alternate and traditional medications. This history is set against a backdrop of political ideology, claims of post-colonialism, … Read more
Perceptions of HIV cure among people living with HIV in Guangzhou, China: a qualitative study
By Qingyan Ma, PhD Bringing the voices of people living with HIV (PLHIV) into HIV cure research is critical to increase community engagement in clinical trial participation, enhance HIV treatment adherence, as well as improve psychosocial well-being of PLHIV. Therefore, … Read more
Reflections on an Ebola Virus: Implications for Cure
by Karine Dube Ebola infected over 28,000 people during the 2013 – 2016 outbreak in West Africa, including between 500 and 1,000 health care workers who died. There are over 10,000 Ebola virus disease survivors mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone … Read more
From “Cured” to “Cure”: Commentary on Cured: How the Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and Forever Changed Medical Science
by Qingyan Ma PhD Cured: How the Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and Forever Changed Medical Science by Nathalia Holt (click here) is the first monograph that detailed the personal struggle of the Berlin Patient, Timothy Brown, and his doctor, Gero … Read more
4 Facts to Know as you hear more about #charliesheen #mattlauer #HIV #HIVcure #2BeatHIV
by Allison Mathews, PhD, post-doc for searcHIV and 2BeatHIV News broke this morning announcing that Charlie Sheen has disclosed his status as HIV positive. We at the 2BeatHIV Project want you to know that we are proud of Charlie Sheen … Read more
Why should we use social media to engage community members about HIV cure?
by Allison Matthews, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Recent technological advances in HIV research have reinvigorated the search for a cure. In order to ensure the equitable and successful implementation of a cure, we need to develop community engagement strategies that … Read more
From Cancer Cure to HIV Cure
by Ni Gong, PhD Candidate, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China and Qingyan Ma PhD, UNC Project-China There has been more and more research on HIV cure recently. If HIV is cured, what change will it bring to … Read more