Talk:James W. Curran

Contested deletion
This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because he was a pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher and continues to lead in that field. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skennedy789 (talk • contribs) 06:22, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because... please check the posted citations to confirm that he is notable — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skennedy789 (talk • contribs) 06:33, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Curran’s role in pivotal CDC controversy not acknowledged
Today we take it for granted that HIV-positive men and women alike can have immunosuppression that can precipitate AIDS. The CDC resisted recognizing this at a time when it was clear to many others in the U.S. and abroad that women are susceptible to AIDS, just as men are susceptible to AIDS. HIV/AIDS activists have cited James Curran’s resistance to this notion as a key reason for the slowness of the CDC’s understanding in this regard. For more information, the book LET THE RECORD SHOW (Sarah Schulman) and the oral histories collected by the ACT UP Oral History Project are good starting points. The effort to address a seeming blind spot by Curran seemingly was a pivotal turning point in our collective understanding of HIV/AIDS. It’s quite conceivable that lives would have been saved had the CDC been more responsive to the concerns of HIV positive women. Thanks for considering an edit that would acknowledge this history. 71.204.174.248 (talk) 00:19, 21 February 2022 (UTC)