New Podcast Available: Episode 54 – Treating Substance Use Disorder in an Inpatient Setting with Dr Ellen F. Eaton (August 12, 2025)

New Podcast Available: Episode 54 – Treating Substance Use Disorder in an Inpatient Setting with Dr Ellen F. Eaton (August 12, 2025)

In this episode of Going anti-Viral, Mary Fisher joins host Dr Michael Saag to discuss Communicating the Importance of Science and Research to the Public. Ms Fisher is an artist, author, and activist, who has spent a lifetime giving voice to the voiceless. Her historic speech at the 1992 Republican Convention, A Whisper of AIDS, has been named one of “forty famous speeches that have had long-term effect on society.” In this episode, Ms Fisher discusses her history of activism including her work in Africa before and after the arrival of PEPFAR and the concern for the many communities she worked with given the termination of USAID. Ms Fisher also discusses her new book Uneasy Silence: An activist seeks justice and courage over a lifetime of change, where she and Dr Saag stress the importance of speaking out for scientific research given the impact it has on patient care and saving lives.

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