Should Patient Be Told That Doctor Has Hiv

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HIV infection cure? Was told on CNN. What do you think? Mommy of three. (BERLIN PATIENT, 2010) (TIMOTHY BROWN, THE BERLIN PATIENT, 2010)

Hello my beloved Dr. Bob. I hope you are feeling wonderfully. I am writing because I came upon this article today on CNN's news page. I think I know you enough to figure out what you think about it, but truly want to hear all you have to say...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,See below!Happy Healthy Holidays to you and yours.Dr. BobDoctors in Berlin claim to have found a "cure" for HIV (BERLIN PATIENT, 2010) (TIMOTHY BROWN, THE BERLIN PATIENT, 2010) Dec 18, 2010Hi Dr. Bob. I was on the internet and ran... Read more »

I'm i aids or hiv patient, help doctor.

Hi! doc. I was tested positive for hiv last year september with the VL of 3235, & CD4 of 80.... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

Doctors in Berlin claim to have found a "cure" for HIV (BERLIN PATIENT, 2010) (TIMOTHY BROWN, THE BERLIN PATIENT, 2010)

Hi Dr. Bob.I was on the internet and ran across this article:http://www.aidsmap.com/page/1577949/I... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mali's Children With HIV Are Told They Have Virus

As part of a program begun last December at the Gabriel Toure hospital in Bamako, children who have HIV are told of their status at a very young age. Children and their relatives participate in question-and-answer sessions conducted by doctors using... Read more »

Survey Reveals Nearly Twice as Many Physicians Than Patients Are Concerned About HIV Drug Resistance

Washington, DC -- HIV-treating physicians and patients agree that resistance to anti-HIV medications is one of the most challenging issues in HIV care today. However, their degree of concern is dramatically different, according to a survey... Read more »

California: AIDS Doctor Admits to Health Care and Insurance Fraud

A physician who saw HIV/AIDS patients in Los Angeles and Orange counties admitted in federal court Thursday to diluting medications and falsely billing patients' health insurers. In exchange for pleading guilty to four counts of billing fraud and... Read more »

South Africa Needs More Anti-AIDS Drugs, Conference Told

Today in Durban, delegates to South Africa's national AIDS conference were told the country's rural clinics are turning away HIV patients seeking antiretroviral (ARV) treatment because the drugs are unavailable. Nurses at clinics in remote parts of... Read more »

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Doctor told me to come back

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I have tested for HIV about a year ago and it turned out be negative. About the same time I tested for HIV, I found out I have HPV. I haven't had any other HIV tests since then due to the excessive fear. I went to see my doctor last tuesday for Pap... Read more »

my doctor told me a story

Posted by BabyPeanut, 1 Reply

At my last appointment my doctor told me the newest thing is that
people in Africa find the phone numbers and E-mail addresses of
doctors over the web and beg for medications as they or relatives are
dying of AIDS. He said that he was negotiating with... Read more »

Florida HIV Doctor

Posted by Anonymous

I live in Palm Beach Florida and I am looking for a doctor that has some background in working with AID's patients the ID doc that that I am seeing now has no clue. I was told that in Fort Lauderdale FL there are doctors that are specialist in HIV,... Read more »

I was told I am HIV+ by phone A Research Study

Posted by Dolbylife

A few years ago, when I was 24 yrs old, I sent out a mail-in HIV test kit that I had purchased from my local drugstore. About a week later, I called the phone number and was given the diagnosis that would change the course of my life forever...over... Read more »

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