[Trailer] Dr. David Fajgenbaum: Turning His Near-Death Diagnosis Into a Global Mission

What if the cure for a deadly disease is already sitting on a pharmacy shelf—but no one knows it?

In this episode, I sat down with Dr. David Fajgenbaum, a former D1 college football player turned physician-scientist who is transforming the way we treat disease. You’ll hear how David went from chasing touchdowns to chasing cures—first for his mom, who died of brain cancer, and then for himself, after nearly dying from a rare disease that had no known treatment.

David shares how he used his own blood samples, data, and sheer will to find a drug that saved his life—one that was originally made for organ transplant patients. That breakthrough led to Every Cure, a nonprofit using AI to match existing FDA-approved drugs with diseases they weren’t originally designed to treat. Thousands of lives have already been saved.

If you’re passionate about impact, driven by purpose, or looking for inspiration to overcome the impossible, this one’s for you.

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