HIV & ID OBSERVATIONS, July 8th, 2018
Earlier this year, urology resident Dr. Philip Cheng appeared on the front page of the New York Times. Here was the headline: He Took a Drug to Prevent AIDS. Then He Couldn’t Get Disability Insurance.
The piece understandably drew widespread attention, with sharp disapproval of the denial from ID specialists and public health officials. We couldn’t understand why someone adopting the recommended strategy for HIV prevention was being penalized.
In this Open Forum Infectious Diseases podcast, he tells us some more about himself and the events surrounding his decision.