In my last post I outlined the clinical tests that led to the approval of AZT/Zidovudine as the first anti-HIV drug. What I want to do now is look at some of the non-clinical issues that surrounded the approval and … Continue reading →
AZT (Azidothymidine a.k.a Zidovudine) was the first drug approved to target HIV. Consequently, it has a very special – and quite controversial – place in the history of HIV/AIDS. It’s for this reason that I’m going to try and provide … Continue reading →
Even though the first British AIDS death occurred in December 1981, it was some time before the British Press took any real interest in the disease. In the first quarter of 1983, the number of references to AIDS in the … Continue reading →
Let me be clear that when I talk about a desperate race, I’m talking about that undertaken by people with HIV and AIDS, not drug companies. The first case of AIDS in the West was diagnosed in 1981: the first … Continue reading →
On this day in 1989, AIDS activist group ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) undertook one of their most controversial actions. In conjunction with the Women’s Health Action and Mobilization (WHAM!) they picketed outside St Patrick’s Cathedral but also … Continue reading →