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 →
In March 1983 the New York Native published what was to become an historic piece of writing about the developing AIDS crisis. 1,112 and Counting was written by a very angry Larry Kramer. The co-founder of the world’s first AIDS … Continue reading →
The New York Native began publication in December 1980 as a fortnightly newspaper for that city’s LGBT community. It’s founders would undoubtedly have planned to reflect the community’s diverse activities and interests in its columns. But it was its coverage … Continue reading →