A closer look
Saving thousands from choking on errant hot dogs apparently gives you a massive god complex. Dr. Henry Heimlich, the beloved anti-choking hero, spent his twilight years championing 'malariotherapy.' His brilliant theory? Infecting HIV and cancer patients with malaria would induce fevers so high they’d burn away the underlying disease. He actually funded rogue trials in China and Africa, deliberately infecting vulnerable people with the mosquito-borne illness. Shockingly, replacing one deadly infection with another didn't cure anyone, but it did thoroughly choke his medical legacy.
