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AIDS Researcher Finds Promising Results for SARS Treatment

By Joe Palca
Published May 10, 2003 at 9:00 PM PDT
This story was published more than 21 years ago.

David Ho, a medical researcher best known for helping to create a "cocktail" treatment for AIDS patients, says there are promising results from tests on the SARS virus. Ho says the SARS virus, which has killed at least 500 and infected more than 7,000 worldwide, may attack people's cells in a manner similar to the AIDS virus. Hear NPR's Joe Palca.

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Joe Palca
Joe Palca is a science correspondent for NPR. Since joining NPR in 1992, Palca has covered a range of science topics — everything from biomedical research to astronomy. From 2011 to 2020 he produced stories that explored the minds and motivations of scientists and inventors as part of his series, Joe's Big Idea. Palca is also the founder of NPR Scicommers – A science communication collective.
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