35 million people are still infected by the HIV virus across the globe, despite undeniable scienti c progress. In France, 140, 000 people are currently diagnosed HIV-positive, while 30, 000 are unknowingly infected. In the words of Dr. Alain Lafeuillade, author of a work intended to shake up our certainties and take a critical look at France's public institutions, "The War Is Not Over". The title of "A Medical Doctor Should Never Say That ! " is no coincidence.
Dr. Lafeuillade's resolutely irreverent character even earned him an arrest. Faithful to his convictions, he was nicknamed "The Outsider" by Parisian peers astonished at his audacity : a local hospital doctor who organizes international conventions in Toulon, then Marseille and Miami, attended by acclaimed specialists such as Professor Robert Gallo, the co- discoverers of the HIV virus, Bob Siliciano and many other "VIPs" in the eld...
This surprising book offers readers a y-on-the-wall plunge into the daily struggle of an MD.
35 million people are still infected by the HIV virus across the globe, despite undeniable scienti c progress. In France, 140, 000 people are currently diagnosed HIV-positive, while 30, 000 are unknowingly infected. In the words of Dr. Alain Lafeuillade, author of a work intended to shake up our certainties and take a critical look at France's public institutions, "The War Is Not Over". The title of "A Medical Doctor Should Never Say That ! " is no coincidence.
Dr. Lafeuillade's resolutely irreverent character even earned him an arrest. Faithful to his convictions, he was nicknamed "The Outsider" by Parisian peers astonished at his audacity : a local hospital doctor who organizes international conventions in Toulon, then Marseille and Miami, attended by acclaimed specialists such as Professor Robert Gallo, the co- discoverers of the HIV virus, Bob Siliciano and many other "VIPs" in the eld...
This surprising book offers readers a y-on-the-wall plunge into the daily struggle of an MD.