Using Existing Drugs in New Ways to Treat & Cure Diseases of Brain & Body | Dr. David Fajgenbaum
My guest is Dr. David Fajgenbaum, MD, professor of translational medicine and human genetics at the University of Pennsylvania. He explains how, unbeknownst to most doctors, many approved medications can successfully treat or even cure diseases other than the ones they are typically used to treat. He shares his story of escaping death from Castleman's disease by discovering a life-saving treatment using repurposed drugs that were approved for other purposes. Our conversation explores how researchers, physicians, and you—the general public—can explore novel treatments and cures to conditions the medical profession has deemed untreatable, including cancers. We also discuss the crucial role of mindset in battling diseases and the lesser-known use of compounds to promote health and longevity.Episode show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/4ER98fx
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*Timestamps*
00:00:00 David Fajgenbaum
00:04:06 Self-Agency in Healthcare; New Uses for Old Medicines
00:06:44 Other Uses of Aspirin & Viagra; Drug Development & Approved Use
00:08:53 Lidocaine & Breast Cancer; Pharmaceutical Companies & Incentives
00:11:36 Sponsors: Eight Sleep & Rorra
00:14:16 Pharmaceutical Companies, Patents & New Uses; Lithium
00:18:40 Tools: Finding Reliable Health Sources, Asking Questions & Disease Organizations; DADA2 Treatment
00:21:53 Medical Community & Connections; Integrated Medical Databases
00:24:36 Drug Repurposing, Thalidomide, Pembrolizumab
00:28:45 Medical Research Databases, Mapping Disease Connections
00:33:51 Every Cure Database & Programs, Bachmann-Bupp Syndrome; Colchicine & Heart Disease
00:37:57 Sponsors: AGZ by AG1 & David
00:40:41 David’s Medical & Career Journey, Glioblastoma, Castleman Disease
00:49:10 Autoimmune Disease, Driven Personality, Stress & Immune System
00:52:52 Castleman Disease, Treatment, Chemotherapy
00:55:54 Physician Continuing Education, Santa Claus Theory of Civilization; Science Collaboration
01:03:32 Medical School, Relapse & “Overtime”, Finding a New Treatment, Rapamycin
01:12:46 Sport, Football & Resilience; Challenge & Personal Growth, Family
01:18:41 Sponsor: Function
01:20:29 Social Support; “Overtime”, Gratitude
01:23:19 Business School, Castleman Disease Treatment; Repurposing Drugs & AI
01:28:29 Drug Repurposing, POEMS Syndrome; Mitigating Risk
01:35:32 Nicotine, Compounds for Preventive Health; GLP-1 Agonists
01:40:51 Bioprospecting, Drug Development; AI, Prioritization & Novel Connections
01:46:18 Healthcare & Children; Hope, Action & Impact Circuit; Challenge & Super-Agers
01:52:50 Get Involved with Every Cure
01:56:20 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
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