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72. What’s Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Rare Diseases Are the Next Frontier for Computerized Diagnostics

More than 30 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with a rare disease. The US government defines rare diseases as those that affect fewer than 200,000 people. Some of these conditions are believed to be highly under-diagnosed by health care providers. improving how we find and care for those patients could have a big impact.

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