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When it comes to HIV, how do you balance patient privacy with a researcher's need for data? It's an evolving debate as many cities and states -- including Maryland and D.C. -- gather more personal information on people with HIV. We look at why that change is happening and what's being done to protect patients' privacy.
Marsha Martin, Senior Deputy Director, Department of Health, HIV/AIDS Administration
Catalina Sol, Director of the HIV/AIDS Department, La Clinica del Pueblo
Colin Flynn, Chief of the Maryland AIDS Administration’s Center for Surveillance and Epidemiology
Deb Levine, Executive Director, Internet Sexuality Information Services, INC.
Residents of Mumbai went back to work today in the wake of yesterday's devastating commuter train bombings. Meanwhile, investigators continue to probe who may have been responsible for the bombings. Join Kojo for an update on the worst terrorist attack in India since 1993.
Karl Inderfurth, Former Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs (1997-2001), and Professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Gretchen Peters, Reporter for ABC News based in Islamabad, Pakistan
Most people think of Ginseng as the Chinese herb you find in the tea aisle at the health food store. But this shriveled, rare root has a deep history in U.S. forests, and its valuable properties have led it from the humble woods of Virginia to the open markets of Asia. Join Kojo for a look at this reclusive root.
David A. Taylor, Freelance journalist and author of "Ginseng, The Divine Root: The Curious History of the Plant that Captivated the World" (Algonquin Books)
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