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AIDS Quarterly, The; Stopping AIDS: Stopping Drugs; Art of Medicine, The; Interview with Alex Stalcup
Part of The AIDS Quarterly/The Health Quarterly.
Interview with Dr. Alex Stalcup, Medical Director, Haight-Ashbury Drug Clinic about need for more resources and treatment slots; desperation of people seeking treatment but being turned away; and necessity of treating as many people as possible in order to control the AIDS epidemic by reducing the number of people getting infected. Video edited from original source tape to isolate interview segment.
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- Series
- AIDS Quarterly, The
- Program
- Stopping AIDS: Stopping Drugs; Art of Medicine, The
- Program Number
102
- Title
Interview with Alex Stalcup
- Series Description
This news and documentary series of magazine format shows is targeted to reach the people who are facing crucial decisions about the AIDS epidemic. The program addresses public policy, scientific, legislative, service, research, and community decisions related to AIDS. Series release date: 2/1989
- Program Description
This episode of "The AIDS Quarterly" focuses on the medical aspects of the epidemic. Included are segments on AIDS research and its implications for the science of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI): a profile of two doctors--one in Massachusetts, the other in Iowa--and how AIDS has affected their practice of medicine, and a look at how billions of dollars of federal research is spent and who gets it.
Peter Jennings returns to "The AIDS Quarterly" with updates on research, legislation and breaking news. This program focuses on AIDS and racism, delving into issues of leadership and the social factors that conspire with AIDS to destroy already weakened families and whole communities.
- Duration
0:15:14
- Asset Type
Raw Footage
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Health and Exercise
- Public Affairs
- Social Issues
- Genres
- Documentary
- Creators
- Blake, Jeanne, 1952- (Series Producer)
- Contributors
- Stalcup, Alexander (Interviewee)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “AIDS Quarterly, The; Stopping AIDS: Stopping Drugs; Art of Medicine, The; Interview with Alex Stalcup,” GBH Archives, accessed November 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F348CE5CB7EB4EE5B6767FC90EDDD2A8.
- MLA: “AIDS Quarterly, The; Stopping AIDS: Stopping Drugs; Art of Medicine, The; Interview with Alex Stalcup.” GBH Archives. Web. November 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F348CE5CB7EB4EE5B6767FC90EDDD2A8>.
- APA: AIDS Quarterly, The; Stopping AIDS: Stopping Drugs; Art of Medicine, The; Interview with Alex Stalcup. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F348CE5CB7EB4EE5B6767FC90EDDD2A8