The Impatient Dr. Lange: One Man’s Fight to End the Global HIV Epidemic Audiobook (Free)

Dr. Lange graduated from medical school in 1981, right as a new plague swept across the globe. His story became intertwined with the tale of HIV. Simultaneously a physician, scientist, AIDS activist, and medical diplomat, Lange examined ways to battle HIV and stop its spread from mom to child. Fighting the injustices of poverty, Lange advocated for better access to healthcare for the poor and the susceptible. He championed the medication cocktail that finally helped rein in the condition and was a vocal about The Impatient Dr. Lange: One Man’s Combat to End the Global HIV Epidemic proponent of prophylactic treatment for all those most at risk of contracting HIV.

The Impatient Dr. Lange is the story of 1 man’s struggle against a global pandemic-and the tragic assault that may possess slowed up the search for a remedy. Seema Yasmin charts the course of the HIV epidemic and Dr. Lange’s profession as a young doctor who blazed his own path and devoted his existence to HIV. Yasmin pulls on written records, medical journals, documented discussions, professional testimony, and intensive interviews with Lange’s family, friends, and co-workers round the globe-including individuals he spoke to in the days before he died. She faithfully reconstructs key moments from Lange’s lifestyle and the history of the AIDS epidemic, revealing how Lange became a worldwide head in the fight against AIDS.