(DOWNLOAD) "How Aids Activists Challenged America And Saved The Fda From Itself" by James Driscoll Ph.D. # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

July 10, 2021

eBook details

Title: How Aids Activists Challenged America And Saved The Fda From Itself
Author : James Driscoll Ph.D.
Release Date : January 01, 2021
Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
Pages : * pages
Size : 5934 KB

Description

In this extraordinary history, James Driscoll reveals the untold story of how AIDS activists, by thwarting bureaucratic plans imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), both saved HIV patients and rescued the FDA itself from a self-inflicted public health catastrophe.
By 1996, accelerated approval of AIDS drug cocktails transformed AIDS from a death sentence to a manageable disease. That approval, however, came only after years of struggle pitting AIDS activists against the hidebound culture of the Food and Drug Administration, which wanted to run lengthy efficacy trials required for full approval and possibly delay the drugs at a cost of tens of thousands of lives.
Driscoll’s courageous efforts, which are an important personal part of the story, navigated conflicts among AIDS activist groups as they struggled with both major American political parties to be heard and respected. He examines the effect of AIDS activism on the LGBT community, its views of itself, and its place in modern American society. Additional materials analyze FDA mistakes, drug pricing, and other contemporary challenges for the LGBTs community.