35 million people are still infected by the HIV virus across the globe, despite undeniable scienti c progress. In France, 140,000 people are currently diagnosed HIV-positive, while 30,000 are unknowingly infected. In the words of Dr. Alain Lafeuillade, author of a work intended to shake up our certainties and take a critical look at France's public institutions, "The War Is Not Over". The title of "A Medical Doctor Should Never Say That!" is no coincidence. Dr. Lafeuillade's resolutely irreverent character even earned him an arrest. Faithful to his convictions, he was nicknamed "The Outsider" by Parisian peers astonished at his audacity: a local hospital doctor who organizes international conventions in Toulon, then Marseille and Miami, attended by acclaimed specialists such as Professor Robert Gallo, the co- discoverers of the HIV virus, Bob Siliciano and many other "VIPs" in the eld...This surprising book offers readers a y-on-the-wall plunge into the daily struggle of an MD.
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