Episode 40: Roberto Giraldo, MD
Dr. Roberto Giraldo started investigating immune deficiencies in the mid-1960s as a medical student and was already investigating the mysterious illnesses of some gay men in the 1970s. He understood then that chemical, nutritional and emotional stressors were the cause of these illnesses. When AIDS came along in 1981 he realized immediately that the viral hypothesis was wrong but his colleagues in Colombia were so incensed that they tried to force him into an insane asylum.
Comment (0)Episode 35: Juan’s Journey to HIV and Back
“Juan” (not his real name) was diagnosed “false-positive” in 2007 after a bout with fever, night sweats, and other severe flu-like symptoms. However, when doctors discovered he had been intimate with men, his diagnosis was changed to “true-positive”. It turns out that his symptoms were actually caused by his appendix rupturing, which was treated immediately, and eventually fully resolved. Educated in science, it took Juan some time to overcome what he had been taught about HIV and AIDS; but his research skills eventually led him to stop AIDS drugs after a few months. Four years later Juan remains in robust health, and has tested negative for HIV ever since.
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