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Tracy Dixon-Salazar: I Stayed in School

August 21, 2019

After doctors are unable to prevent her daughter's daily seizures, Tracy Dixon-Salazar decides to take matters into her own hands.

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In Neuroscience, Health and Medicine, Genetics Tags Tracy Dixon-Salazar, neuroscience, motherhood, genetics, rare disease, Season 9

Luke Rosen: New and Incredibly Unthinkable Normal

August 21, 2019

Luke Rosen signs his daughter up for a research study to find out what's causing her seizures and ends up having to fight to find the answers.

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In Neuroscience, Genetics, Health and Medicine Tags Luke Rosen, fatherhood, rare disease, Season 9, neuroscience, research

Joselin Linder: Stopping the Family Gene

April 27, 2018

Joselin Linder shares a unique and deadly genetic mutation with just fourteen other people in the world -- and must make a difficult choice as a result.

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In Genetics, Health and Medicine Tags Joselin Linder, genetics, rare disease

Pat Furlong: Finding Hope and Help

November 3, 2017

When Pat Furlong’s sons are diagnosed with a severe type of muscular dystrophy, she’s determined to find answers.

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In Genetics, Health and Medicine Tags muscular dystrophy, Pat Furlong, rare disease, motherhood

Hillary Savoie: Esme's Genes

January 27, 2017

Hillary Savoie’s daughter is born with a rare genetic mutation.

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In Health and Medicine Tags rare disease, genetics, Hillary Savoie, motherhood

Chris Gunter: My Prosthetic

May 5, 2015

Geneticist Chris Gunter worries about passing on a rare condition to her son.

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Tags Chris Gunter, genetics, rare disease, relationships, family, parenthood, season 5

Susannah Cahalan: Patient #217

June 30, 2013

Three years after a mysterious illness nearly drove her insane and took her life, Susannah Cahalan visits a patient with the same rare, dangerous condition.

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Tags Susannah Cahalan, season 3, rare disease, brain

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