HIV History - HIV Origins
This week we're going allllll the way back to explore where HIV came from and how it spread. Join us for this fascinating and informative adventure! SourcesHistory of HIV/AIDS - WikipediaScientists Refute Theory About the Origin of HIV (webmd.com)History of AIDS - HISTORYAids: Origin of pandemic 'was 1920s Kinshasa' - BBC NewsWhy Kinshasa in the 1920s Was the Perfect Place for HIV to Go Global | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Maj 202226min
HIV History - HIV in Music - Vol. 1
Join us on a musical journey looking at songs that reference or relate to HIV in some way. From Elton John to TLC, Cyndi Lauper to Wu-Tang Clan, we cover an eclectic mix, but there are so many, that this is Volume 1!*Please note this episode does contain some swearingSourcesList of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s - Wikipedia12 Songs About HIV/AIDS That Were Part of a Movement (advocate.com)House of Love: Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic of the 80’s & 90’s (granvarones.com)10 Song You Didn't Know Were About HIV | Ending HIV15 Songs Inspired by the HIV/AIDS Crisis (slantmagazine.com)Martin Burgoyne - WikipediaSalt-N-Pepa – Let's Talk About AIDS Lyrics | Genius LyricsRed Hot Organization - WikipediaRed HotAmerica Is Dying Slowly - Wikipedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 Apr 202231min
HIV Heroes - Ryan White
This weeks hero was diagnosed with HIV at 13 years old and became a household name in America due to his battle to go to school. We urge you to listen to Ryan White's story - an unbelievable young man that has left an inspiring legacy.SourcesRyan White - WikipediaWho Was Ryan White? | RyanWhite (hrsa.gov)Remembering Ryan White, the teen who fought against the stigma of AIDS | PBS NewsHourFurther InformationRyan White | RyanWhite (hrsa.gov)Ryan White CARE Act - Wikipedia*Correction: we stated in the podcast that Ryan White passed away at the age of 19 but the correct age he passed away was 18. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Apr 202232min
HIV History - Buyers Clubs
You may have seen the Hollywood blockbuster 'The Dallas Buyers Club' and in this episode we explore the wider history of buyers clubs, in the world of HIV. SourcesDallas Buyers Club: True story? Fact and fiction in the Matthew McConaughey movie about Ron Woodroof. (slate.com)Buyers club - Wikipedia“Managing Your Own Survival”: Buyers Clubs in the AIDS Epidemic – Health & Medicine in American History (grinnell.edu)Inside the UK's drug buyers' clubs - BBC NewsAIDS Drug AZT: How It Got Approved 30 Years Ago | TimeFurther InformationCF Buyers Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Apr 202226min
HIV Heroes - Elizabeth Taylor
The person we are celebrating this week is a global mega star - the magnificent Dame Elizabeth Taylor! She used her power and platform to work tirelessly in the fight against AIDS. Have a listen to hear why she is an absolute HIV hero. SourcesElizabeth Taylor AIDS FoundationElizabeth Taylor - WikipediaElizabeth Taylor's 10 Best Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes (screenrant.com)Welcome to APLA Health10 fun and interesting Elizabeth Taylor facts (10-facts-about.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Apr 202232min
HIV Heroes - Keith Haring
This week we feature the legendary artist and activist, Keith Haring. Diagnosed with HIV in 1987 Keith is one of one of history’s best known street-artists-turned-AIDS-activists, using his art to help raise awareness of HIV and his own diagnosis to help combat stigma. SourcesKeith Haring - Wikipedia Keith Haring Club 57 (nightclub) - Wikipedia Facing death from AIDS, Keith Haring kept creating | American Masters | PBS Keith Haring: Just Say Know - Rolling Stone Keith Haring: street artist and AIDS activist who changed the world with a piece of chalk – HERO (hero-magazine.com) Keith Haring: 10 Facts You Didn't Know | Hamilton-Selway (hamiltonselway.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Apr 202238min
HIV Heroes - Val Pollard
This week we travel all the way to the Yorkshire Dales where we explore the soap opera storyline of Val Pollard being diagnosed with HIV after a holiday romance. This Emmerdale storyline helped raise awareness of HIV in older women and encouraged an uptake in testing. SourcesVal Pollard - WikipediaEmmerdale's Val Pollard: HIV can happen to anyone, even funny people like Val says star Charlie Hardwick - Mirror OnlineVal Pollard | Emmerdale Wiki | FandomEmmerdale's Charlie Hardwick on Val Pollard's HIV battle... | Closer (closeronline.co.uk) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 Mars 202234min
HIV History - Contaminated Blood Scandal Part 2
In the 1970's and 1980's 4,689 people with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders were infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses through the use of contaminated clotting factors that were supplied by the NHS. In part 2 Sarah explains what happened next and if there are any answers to how and why this happened and if anyone has been held accountable.SourcesThe contaminated blood scandal | The Haemophilia SocietyWhat is the contaminated blood inquiry? - BBC NewsContaminated Blood Scandal — Factor 8 - Independent Haemophilia Group (factor8scandal.uk)Homepage | Infected Blood InquiryEngland Infected Blood Support Scheme | NHSBSAContaminated blood scandal in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia‘We were all meant to be together’ | Terrence Higgins Trust (tht.org.uk)Infected Blood Inquiry: Former Health Secretary Lord Norman Fowler refuses to apologise for 'Don't Die Of Ignorance' AIDS campaign | UK News | Sky News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Mars 202229min
