“Early Treatment Found to Clear H.I.V. in 2nd Baby” was the front page headline in today’s New York Times. Evidently an aggressive drug treatment administered within 30 hours after birth can cure babies born with H.I.V. Clinical trials with up to 60 babies will begin soon, but researchers are optimistic.
In an age where Kashmiri students are expelled for rooting for a Pakistani cricket team, where gun sales are arranged on Facebook, where an attorney is rejected for the federal judiciary because he defended an accused criminal, where the Texas Tea Party is proud that it pushed the Republican Party to the extreme right, there are still men and women who are quietly working in labs and hospitals to make our lives and the lives of tiny babies better.
It’s something to think about when you are in despair over the stupidity and cruelty that seems to be so pervasive in our times.
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