Man of the Year 1996
Dr. David Ho
For helping lift a death sentence — for a few years at least, and perhaps longer — on tens of thousands of AIDS sufferers, and for pioneering the treatment that just might lead to a cure, David Da-i Ho, M.D., is TIME's Man of the Year More »
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The Tao of Ho
His tenacity and legendary tranquility both spring from the immigrant experience More »
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The Disease Detective
As the AIDS epidemic unfolded, Dr. David Ho had a knack for asking just the right questions More »
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AIDS: Hope with an Asterisk
Fifteen years into the AIDS epidemic, optimism is a foreign state. Should we let the new drugs take us there? More »
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Photos: The Global Plague
TIME explores the scope and severity of the disease as it stands today More »
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Photos: Tracking Down the Virus
TIME charts the course of the AIDS outbreak, and what scientists are doing to fight it More »
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More Stories
Read more about the best and worst of 1996 More »
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