Many people have lived with HIV even longer than Johnson. "There is nothing unique about Magic," said Spencer Lieb, senior epidemiologist and HIV/AIDS research coordinator for the Florida Consortium for HIV/AIDS Research. read more
For eons tongues have been wagging about former NBA superstar Earvin “Magic” Johnson (pictured) and how he has managed to look so healthy and have so much vigor despite being diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. read more
It would have to be the idea that, because Magic Johnson appears healthy, he must be cured of HIV. Sadly, the news that people living with HIV can take meds and stay healthy -- with a near-average life span -- has not yet trickled down to the general public. read more