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For only the second time since the AIDS epidemic began, a patient is in long-term remission from H.I.V.

The anonymous “London patient” appears to have been infection-free for the past year and a half, after receiving a bone marrow transplant for cancer. This comes nearly 12-years after the first patient — Timothy Ray Brown — went into remission by the same method.

Joining The Takeaway to discuss this breakthrough and what it means for AIDS research going forward is Dr. Timothy J. Henrich, an AIDS specialist at the University of California, San Francisco.

Also joining the show to give their perspectives on this news are two people living with HIV, David Gebel, administrative assistant for WNYC Studios and The Takeaway, and Michael, a chef based in New York City. Michael asked The Takeaway not to use his full name.

Music used in this episode was composed and produced by j. cowit.

If you like to read about the psychology around food and eating, you’ve probably come across stories based on research from Cornell’s Food and Brand Lab, directed by Brian Wansink. In an article published this week by Buzzfeed News, science reporter Stephanie Lee reports on a history of shoddy research practices in the lab, and a […]

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December 12, 2016:

1. Mother Moscow? C.I.A. Concludes Russia Tampered With Election to Help Trump (5 min)

2. Imagining the World With Privatized Medicare (7 min)

3. Turkey’s International Relationships Falter (4 min)

4. Could You Patent the Sun? (4 min)

5. The Burden of the Black Quarterback (7 min)

6. Tools of Titans: Tapping the Best Strategies for Success (7 min)

September 29, 2016:

1. John Chiang on Wells Fargo: ‘Fraud is Fraud’ and California Won’t Stand for It (6 min)

2. Financial Distrust is as American as Apple Pie (8 min)

3. North Carolina Law Blocks the Release of Police Footage (5 min)

4. Report: Obese Patients Face Discrimination From Doctors (7 min)

5. Arab-American Comedy Festival Hopes to ‘Make America Laugh Again’ (7 min)

We’re bringing you — our podcast listeners — our Memorial Day special two days early! Here’s what you’ll find on today’s show:

February 11, 2016: 1. Drug Shortages Send Doctors and Pharmacists Scrambling | 2. Scientific Research and Industry Money Create a Toxic Mix | 3. Syria: Time to Favor a Dictator Over Democracy? | 4. A Huge Step Forward for The Self-Driving Car | 5. Hillary Clinton’s Former Innovation Adviser on Fostering Visionary Change

January 27, 2016: 1. Fact and Fiction in The Buildup to Iowa | 2. How the Air Conditioner Changed America | 3. Saudi Oil Company May Open for Investment | 4. Denmark Approves Controversial Law to Seize Refugee Assets | 5. Panel Calls for Depression Screening for Pregnant Women, New Moms

July 09, 2015: 1. Housing Regulations Take Aim at Segregated Neighborhoods | 2. Bringing Down The Confederate Battle Flag| 3. To Not Pull The Trigger, Richmond, California Offers Cash | 4. Stock Market Shrugs Off NYSE’s Shutdown | 5. Unidentified Rash? Ask The Medical Hive Mind