HIV: the virus that made me a better doctor | Mary Horgan | TEDxUCD

In 1981 the world was shaken by a so called “gay plague” that was sweeping through America. This was in fact HIV, the virus that causes AIDS and at the time it not only killed most of those infected with it, but would also isolate and stigmatise them which added greatly to their suffering. It was the most feared infectious disease of the 1980s and 1990s, much like Ebola was more recently. Today HIV/AIDS is treatable thanks to the enormous efforts of scientific researchers and the patient advocates who supported them. I have had the privilege of caring for people with this disease from these awful early days to the present day when people HIV can have a normal life expectancy with treatment. Professor Mary Horgan is President of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland; Director of Graduate Entry Medicine, University College Cork (UCC), and a Consultant Physician/Infectious Diseases in Cork University Hospital. With over 20 years of experience in the field of infectious diseases, Professor Horgan undertook a Fellowship in the specialty in Washington University Medical School, St Louis, USA in 1990 and was appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington University in 1995. She returned to Ireland in 1997 to take up the position of Consultant in Infectious Diseases at Cork University Hospital. She graduated from UCD in 1986 and trained in Internal Medicine in the Mater and St. Vincent’s University Hospital. She was conferred with an MD from UCD in 1995. She was awarded her MRCPI and MRCP (Lond) in 1988 and 1989 respectively and FRCPI in 1997 and FRCP (Edin) in 2004. She was inducted as a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2015 This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@Heatwave1976]

What a wonderful lady. So proud she represents Ireland in this field.

[@BriRuf8]

Amazing video! Very informational as well as showed what great of a doctor you are because you look at the patient normally just as you would anyone else who was not infected.

[@ridanst]

Your talk made my eyes filled with tears, doctor! Allah blessed you!

[@danielmovilla1]

Allah sucks

[@danielmovilla1]

And doesn't exist, Jehová does

[@ridanst]

We'll know at the Judment Day :)

[@Seththeprince]

Daniel Movilla You know allah It’s just the Arabic name for God same as Jehovah

[@milojuan4969]

i guess it's kinda randomly asking but do anybody know a good website to watch newly released tv shows online?

[@XxxX-wx3er]

This incredible woman is why we needed to give women the vote and get them into the work force.

[@user-uf6rq7rq6z]

Dr. Horgan's compassion is so inspiring! I wonder what laws she would want to change (if any) in Ireland to make treatment more accessible.

[@yiliankbellosanchez2266]

Hello Professor, thank you so much for sharing your insights on HIV throughout your journey in the medical field. Your passion for helping others transpires throughout the whole video. You're an incredible Dr.! I wanted to piggyback on the portion you mentioned about stigmas in the healthcare field and or the regular population of individuals who pending to be diagnosed with HIV or have recently been diagnosed. I'm currently in a class with a prime focus on HIV and substance abuse and I'm trying to gain more knowledge surrounding this topic and reducing the stigmatization of HIV/AIDS in our Hispanic/Latino communities. Thank you so much!

[@SC-lb6cn]

Such a eloquent and touching talk.

[@user-cr4bf2nf2e]

Thank you for your touching video and for bringing awareness to this issue.

[@neasacoyne2706]

I remember Vincent Hanley on MTV, very sad. He was a talented young man gone too soon.

[@syedmansoor1276]

Such a great doctor ✨ World needs more like her and it’s inspiring.

[@harryscat]

Excellent video. Thanks

[@davidbrown5628]

Women like this change the world ❤

[@janewhapples9214]

every one is equal good for you speaking out

[@nickygreenfingers]

Dr Stefan Lanka, Kary Mullis, Professor Peter Deusberg, Dr Rodney Richards, Dr David Rasnick, John Lauritsen, David Crowe, Michael Callen, Mark Conlan, Hank Wilson, , Professor Gordon Stewart, Root Bernstein, Jad Adams, Charles Geshekter, Neville Hodgkinson, Joan Shenton, Thabo Mbeki , Dr Sam Bailey, Dr Mark Bailey & many other would disagree with this massively flawed theory.

[@glogman4471]

Oh man, you beat me to the punch!! And with a MUCH LARGER LIST.

[@mselliot2]

add to this list Celia Farber, Dr Stefan Lanka, Curtis cost

[@nickygreenfingers]

@@mselliot2I can’t believe I missed Stefan Lanka on my list 😂😅🤣 thanks for reminding me 👍🏻

[@Extra-Knowladge1997]

and you also forgot seth kalichman on this list

[@nickygreenfingers]

@@glogman4471 😂 happy new year 🙏😉

[@mikesamson9800]

total nonsense AZT killed them poor souls in those days not HIV.

[@rickovery]

Then what did all those die from before AZT came out? And all of the many who didn't have access to AZT?

[@drgato5231]

@@rickovery i think each individual story is different. People survived without the medication and many people died with and without medication due to many diseases which were caused by a weak immune system.

[@FernandoCorreia-fm6pn]

Thank you

[@josegarza1925]

CURE

[@georgecurry9226]

Dr. Jibola on KZbin helped me with the Herbal Med that got rid of my Hepatitis B thanks you Doc.

[@josegarza1925]

OK BUT WHERES THE CTPE?

[@naytrampersaud927]

0hĺv and mosquito

[@naytrampersaud927]

0hĺv and mosquito

[@mercyfred4431]

Thank you Dr Osas for curing me from HIV am forever grateful sir