I was dying from a rare disease, so I figured out how to cure myself | Dr. David Fajgenbaum

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Chapters & Sections (58)

0:00 Incentivizing Drug Research for Rare Diseases chapter 2
0:00 Incentives for New Medicine Uses
1:37 Medical Student's Struggle with Chronic Fatigue
4:47 Surfer's Myopathy and Near-Death Experience chapter 3
4:47 Rare Medical Condition Affects Surfer
6:18 Medical Student's Near-Death Experience and Existential Crisis
7:45 Hospital Experience with Multiple Organ Failures
9:31 Overcoming Adversity with One Minute at a Time chapter 4
9:31 Overcoming Adversity with Resilience and Mindset
11:14 Denial and Fear in Medical Diagnosis
13:02 Facing Terminal Illness and Saying Goodbye
15:28 Sharing Personal Health Struggles and Recovery
16:52 Man Pees Out 50 Pounds of Retained Fluids chapter 3
16:52 Peeing Out 50 Pounds of Retained Fluids
18:31 Personal Experience with Undiagnosed Multi-Organ Failure
19:45 Overcoming Relapse and Lymphoma Diagnosis
21:49 Diagnosed with Rare Castleman Disease chapter 3
21:49 Diagnosed with Rare Castleman Disease
23:31 Rare Diseases and Limited Research Funding
24:49 Rare Diseases and Lack of Treatment
26:20 Misconceptions about Medical Technology Progress chapter 4
26:20 Misconceptions about Medical Technology Progress
28:33 Living with Castleman's Disease Challenges
30:16 Discussing Treatment Options for Castleman Disease
31:25 Finding Alternative Treatment for Lymphoma
34:05 Rare Diseases Not Necessarily More Complex chapter 2
34:05 Rare Diseases Not Necessarily More Complex
36:21 Overcoming Castleman's Disease through Research and Community
38:27 Turning Off the Immune System Alarm chapter 2
38:27 Personal Experiment with Immune System Communication
41:06 Overcoming Urgency through Life-Threatening Illness
42:48 Overcoming Adversity with Clarity and Humor chapter 2
42:48 Overcoming Adversity with Clarity and Humor
44:21 Laughter as Coping Mechanism for Pain
46:57 Off Label Use of FDA Approved Drugs chapter 3
46:57 Off Label Use of FDA Approved Drugs
48:36 New Organization Aims to Repurpose Existing Drugs
50:19 Repurposing Existing Drugs with AI Technology
51:38 Former President Clinton's Phone Call Inspiration chapter 3
51:38 Former President Clinton Discusses Drug Repurposing
53:30 AI Application in Drug Discovery Process
54:49 Predictive Algorithm for Drug Disease Connections
56:01 Human Review of Algorithm Scores Process chapter 2
56:01 Human Review of Algorithm Scores
57:57 Accelerated Drug Approval Process Benefits
1:00:15 AI Platform for Drug Matching and Discovery chapter 3
1:00:15 AI Platform for Drug Matching and Discovery
1:02:13 Clinical Trials and FDA Approved Drugs
1:03:30 Nonprofit Organization and Open Source Data
1:04:58 Collaborative Approach to Disease Research and Treatment chapter 2
1:04:58 Collaborative Approach to Disease Research and Treatment
1:07:03 Pharmaceutical Companies Have Unshared Data
1:09:03 Potential of Algorithm in Rare Disease Treatment chapter 5
1:09:03 Potential of Algorithm in Rare Disease Treatment
1:10:59 Hope for Rare Disease Treatment Breakthrough
1:12:20 Sharing Cheat Codes for Heart Disease Cure
1:13:57 Rare Diseases and Personalized Medicine
1:15:37 Jordan Harbinger Show Discussion and Feedback

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