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The Man Mapping Hidden Cures with AI

David Fajgenbaum nearly died from a rare disease. The drug that saved him already existed—and now he’s on a mission to find more.

At 25, David Fajgenbaum was dying—and no one knew how to save him. A rare disease was shutting down his organs, and every treatment had failed. So the young medical student did something extraordinary: he turned his research skills on himself, uncovering a life-saving therapy hidden in plain sight—an existing drug no one had thought to use for his condition.

Now, he’s using AI to do the same for others. With thousands of approved medicines and thousands more diseases, David is racing to match old drugs with new cures—unlocking lifesaving possibilities that have been there all along.

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