Cured by Nathalia Holt - ISBN: 9780142181843
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Two cures, twelve years apart, ignite hope for an HIV cure.

Cured

The People Who Defeated HIV

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    336 pages

  • Release Date

    24 February 2015

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Summary

“Nathalia Holt presents a thorough account of the research that provides scientists with hope that a cure will one day be achievable… and her empathy shines through in her prose. This is as important a social history as it is a medical document.”—The Daily Beast

Two patients—each known in medical history as the Berlin Patient—were cured of the HIV virus. The two patients’ disparate cures came twelve years apart, but Nathalia Holt, an award-winning scientist at the forefront of HIV res…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780142181843
ISBN-10:0142181846
Author:Nathalia Holt
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Plume
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:24 February 2015
Weight:240g
Dimensions:17mm x 135mm x 203mm
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Cured by Nathalia Holt - ISBN: 9780142181843
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“It’s one of the most incredible stories in medical science: a cure for HIV. Nathalia Holt tells the personal stories of the patients, their families, and their doctors.”—National Geographic

“One learns fascinating details about AIDS and shares Holt’s hope…She is among those working to make the promise real”—New York Times Book Review

“Nathalia Holt presents a thorough account of the research that provides scientists with hope that a cure will one day be achievable… and her empathy shines through in her prose. This is as important a social history as it is a medical document.”—The Daily Beast

“In this accessible and fascinating account, Holt, a research scientist trained at MIT and Harvard…brings to light the remarkable early breakthroughs in treating a once fatal condition.” - Publishers Weekly

“A fascinating discourse on how medical science is zeroing in on an HIV vaccine after several anomalous triumphs…An astute AIDS retrospective blended with contemporary updates on aggressive medical strategies.” - Kirkus Reviews

“In this exquisitely detailed telling of medicine’s desperate fight to control the HIV epidemic, author Nathalia Holt reminds us that all the best medical stories are foremost stories of people - their determination, their courage, and their ability, in the best of circumstances, to rewrite history in a way that protects us all.”—Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner’s Handbook

About The Author

Nathalia Holt

Nathalia Holt trained at Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT, Harvard University, the University of Southern California, and Tulane University. She lives with her family in Boston.

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