The Doctor Who Cured His Own Disease

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The Checkup with Doctor Mike

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In The Checkup, board-certified family medicine physician, Dr. Mike, interviews the biggest names in Hollywood, Washington, sports, music, digital, and everywhere else about their physical, mental, and emotional health, so we can all learn to live happy and healthy together. Watch full video episodes: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/youtube/playlist/CheckupPodcastPlaylist IG: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/instagram/CheckupPod Twitter: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/twitter/DMTwitter Facebook: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/facebook/DMFacebook Contact Email: DoctorMikeMedia@Gmail.com Host and Executive Producer: Doctor Mike Produced by Dan Owens and Sam Bowers Art by Caroline Weigum ** The information in this video is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained in this video is for general information purposes only and does not replace a consultation with your own doctor/health professional **

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The Doctor Who Cured His Own Disease | Dr. David Fajgenbaum

The Checkup with Doctor Mike

2 hours 9 minutes 57 seconds

1 month ago

The Doctor Who Cured His Own Disease | Dr. David Fajgenbaum

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00:00 Intro

01:52 Losing His Mom

21:00 How Life Influences Medicine

31:39 Treating His Family

42:48 Right To Try Legislation

48:55 AI Treatments

56:38 Surviving Castleman's Disease

1:18:00 Trialing New Drugs

1:28:50 His Wife

1:30:42 Genetic Predisposition

1:34:35 Fear & Mental Health

1:39:56 Burden To His Family

1:43:24 Regrets

1:51:08 Future of Medicine

2:02:45 My Donation

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** The information in this video is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained in this video is for general information purposes only and does not replace a consultation with your own doctor/health professional **