She is incredibly important in the history of AIDS. — Larry Kramer (image via Wikimedia Commons) She co-authored one of the first articles exploring the causes behind the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, and her work in HIV research revolutionized treatment of the disease. Even though she spent her life in a wheelchair, paraplegic from a childhood bout with polio, she continued to meet with patients at all hours, even taking buses across town to do house calls. "She was sicker than most of her patients but didn't let it stop her," one colleague remembered.
A Woman to Know: Linda Laubenstein
A Woman to Know: Linda Laubenstein
A Woman to Know: Linda Laubenstein
She is incredibly important in the history of AIDS. — Larry Kramer (image via Wikimedia Commons) She co-authored one of the first articles exploring the causes behind the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, and her work in HIV research revolutionized treatment of the disease. Even though she spent her life in a wheelchair, paraplegic from a childhood bout with polio, she continued to meet with patients at all hours, even taking buses across town to do house calls. "She was sicker than most of her patients but didn't let it stop her," one colleague remembered.