Health
Timothy Ray Brown, First Patient Cured of H.I.V., Dies at 54 – The New York Times
Known initially as the “Berlin Patient,” he underwent an experimental stem cell transplant 13 years ago that rid his body of the virus. He died of leukemia.
Next, to accommodate the donors immune cells, they had to wipe out Mr. Browns own immune system by bombarding him with chemotherapy and radiation. Next came the transplant procedure itself. On that same February day, Mr. Brown stopped taking his antiretroviral medication. Three months later, after a grueling recovery in which he almost died, he was H.I.V.-free.
For Mr. Brown, the epiphany came one day in the gym, when he found that he was developing muscles again after years of wasting away. Th…
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