Washington – An infectious disease specialist took issue with U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., in news outlet Wednesday that questions Cassidy’s suggestion to cut funding for AIDS and HIV research.

In a Senate committee hearing June 25, Cassidy, a Baton Rouge gastroenterologist, said that in light of changes in the prevalence of AIDS and HIV, federal health agencies

In the opinion piece, Kenneth Mayer argues that efforts to treat and prevent AIDS and HIV should be accelerated, not cut.