Curbside Consult

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the HIVAIDS epidemic in the United States. To date, 38 million people worldwide are living with HIV, and Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for the greatest burden with 25 million people infected on that continent. Dr. James Curran, Dean of the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, gives us a historical perspective on the global pandemic.

This month we focus on a local issue--the political debate surrounding Senate Bill 529, which requires proof of US and state residency to anyone seeking taxpayer-funded benefits. Among the provisions of the bill is the denial of healthcare services to illegal immigrants. We talk to the author of the bill, Georgia senator Chip Rogers, and Jerry Gonzalez executive director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials for differing viewpoints on the issue. Also, an Emory medical student gives us his perspective on the significance of healthcare for illegal immigrants.

This month we focus on a local issue--the political debate surrounding Senate Bill 529, which requires proof of US and state residency to anyone seeking taxpayer-funded benefits. Among the provisions of the bill is the denial of healthcare services to illegal immigrants. We talk to the author of the bill, Georgia senator Chip Rogers, and Jerry Gonzalez executive director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials for differing viewpoints on the issue. Also, an Emory medical student gives us his perspective on the significance of healthcare for illegal immigrants.

Our second episode takes a closer look at student debt in the health professions. Leana Wen, the national president of the American Medical Students Association and Dr. Jordan Safirstein, the editor-in-chief of the on-line housestaff community www.StopPagingMe.com discuss the issue of student debt and its implications of the individual student and society.

Our second episode takes a closer look at student debt in the health professions. Leana Wen, the national president of the American Medical Students Association and Dr. Jordan Safirstein, the editor-in-chief of the on-line housestaff community www.StopPagingMe.com discuss the issue of student debt and its implications of the individual student and society.

A Tulane University first year medical resident shares his experiences working at a New Orleans hospital in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. An in-depth look at Emory University's half billion dollar sale of royalty rights to the antiretroviral drug Emtriva: interviews with Emory president Dr. James Wagner and Rachel Cohen of Doctors without Borders. Plus student commentaries and health-related news.