About Undiagnosed Conditions & Medical Research
The following are links that I’ve found interesting.
Articles
Expansion of research on behalf of undiagnosed patients
The importance of rare disease research
Benefits of Undiagnosed Diseases Network
Benefits of expansion into Undiagnosed Diseases Network
Early Undiagnosed Diseases Program and genomic technology
Video Links
Dr. Gahl studies rare genetic disorders. He pursues discovery of new diseases and treatments through the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network: https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=28773&bhcp=1
Medical Mysteries and Rare Diseases: William Gahl at TEDxCMU 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMMBmc_pQVA
Dr. William Gahl who was called a "super--diagnostician" by the University of Wisconsin School of medicine, leads the Undiagnosed Diseases Network at the NIH and sees patients who lack a diagnosis after years of visits to other doctors. He describes a bunch of intriguing and mystifying cases and goes through the logic and teamwork required to solve them. He also brings to light an important problem as cures and drugs for people with rare diseases are often overlooked because of their unprofitability.