MEDICINE: The Origins of the AIDS Crisis and Parallels to the COVID Pandemic | Michael Gottlieb, MD - a podcast by Ars Longa Media

Today's episode was recorded on April 21, 2020. In this episode, Dr. Ted O'Connell speaks with Dr. Michael Gottlieb about the AIDS crisis and how it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their discussion covers how AIDs was found to be a new clinical entity, what factors may have lead to the discovery of COVID-19 as a new clinical entity, how the delay and/or lack of information from politicians affects public health, as well as what we as a medical community and society can learn about the HIV and AIDS epidemic that might be applicable to the current pandemic. Dr. Michael Gottlieb, a physician and immunologist, who is credited with identifying AIDS as a new disease in 1981. Dr. Gottlieb is a graduate of Rutgers University and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and was a post-doctoral fellow in Immunology at Stanford University. He is Medical Advisor to the Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA), a not-for-profit that addresses HIV/AIDS in Malawi, Africa.Your host is Dr. Ted O’Connell, family physician, educator, and author of numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed articles. He holds academic appointments at UCSF, UC Davis, and Drexel University's medical schools and also founded the Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Community Medicine and Global Health Fellowship, the first program in the U.S. to formally combine both community medicine and global health. Follow Ted on Instagram (@tedoconnellmd) and Twitter (@tedoconnell)! Check out the small businesses mentioned in today's episode on social media! - Shiro Restaurant (@ShiroPasadena on Twitter and Facebook)- Union Restaurant (@Union_Pasadena on Twitter)- Friends Indeed Food Bank (@FID_Pasadena on Twitter and Instagram)Submit Your Questions for the PodcastSend an email to info@arslonga.media or check out covidpodcast.comWhat Can You Do? You can help spread commonsense about COVID-19 by supporting this podcast. Hit subscribe, leave a positive review, and share it with your friends especially on social media. We can each do our part to ensure that scientifically accurate information about the pandemic spreads faster than rumors or fears. Remember to be vigilant, but remain calm. For the most trusted and real time information on COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic, both the CDC and WHO have dedicated web pages to keep the public informed. The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Producers: Madison Linden and Christopher Breitigan. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD.Special thank you to Iminotech for supporting credible information about Covid-19
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