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On the next Fresh Air, a doctor and a nurse who were on the frontlines of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980’s. A talk with Dr. Paul Volberding and nurse Cliff Morrison who worked at San Francisco General Hospital. They are featured in the new documentary titled 5B which is about the unit they worked on treating AIDS patients. Join us.
Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.
Today, antiretroviral medicines allow people with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, to live long, productive lives. But at the onset of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s, the disease was considered a death sentence.
Read more: 1st AIDS Ward '5B' Fought To Give Patients Compassionate Care, Dignified Deaths
Ramy Youssef co-created and stars in a Hulu semi-autobiographical series called Ramy, about being the son of Egyptian immigrants, and surprising friends by actually being an observant Muslim—but not observant about everything. His has a new HBO stand-up comedy special that premieres on Saturday night. Join us.
Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.
(Photo: In Ramy, comedian Ramy Youssef plays a character based on his own experiences growing up as a Muslim and first-generation American in New Jersey - Barbara Nitke/Hulu/via NPR)
In the semi-autobiographical Hulu series Ramy, comic Ramy Youssef plays a first-generation Muslim American who follows some — but not all — of the rules of his religion. Youssef, whose parents immigrated from Egypt, also co-created the series.
Read more: Comic Ramy Youssef On Being An 'Allah Carte' Muslim: 'You Sit In Contradictions'
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