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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HFHfTd9-Y8[/embedyt] Check out the above video about our COVID19 drug repurposing work or go to: https://youtu.be/0HFHfTd9-Y8 Thank you to Jimmy Baggott for making this amazing video! #ThinkItDoIt #FromHopeToAction #ChasingMyCure #ChasingCOVIDsCure   David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, is a groundbreaking physician-scientist, disease hunter, speaker, and bestselling author of the acclaimed memoir, Chasing My Cure: A…

We Announced the $48.3M Federal Partnership at the White House! It was incredibly special for me to speak at the White House on Wednesday about our funding from the federal government and what it will mean for patients like me. While on stage, I couldn’t help but think back to 14 years ago when I…

As I’ve shared before, repurposing existing drugs to treat COVID19 (and every other disease) is our best opportunity to save lives as quickly as possible. One drug that is being repurposed and has gotten a lot of attention is tocilizumab (Actemra). As I shared in #ChasingMyCure (excerpt below), it was originally developed by my friend…

I decided to write Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race To Turn Hope Into Action, because I learned so much about life, hope, and resilience from nearly dying five times and fighting back to find a treatment that is saving my life. I knew these lessons were applicable beyond those battling disease and felt compelled…

Reflecting on 10 Years in Overtime – Time I Never Thought I’d Have At Every Cure, we are utilizing artificial intelligence to identify the most promising new uses for existing drugs across all 3,000 drugs and 20,000 diseases and we need your help to make the biggest impact possible! Whether it’s forwarding this email to a friend or…