EPISODE · Feb 29, 2016 · 26 MIN
#41 Rare Disease Day 2016
from DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast · host Kira Dineen, Gene Pool Media
February 29th is the rarest day of the year and that means it's Rare Disease Day! Throughout the world NORD (The National Organization of Rare Diseases) has hosted Rare Disease Day events. I attended the Connecticut Rare Disease Day at the State House in Hartford and interviewed a few of the presenters including Jackie and Eloise Stager, founders of JaxLegacy, John Hopper, the director of the Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation and Maddie Shaw, leader of Maddie's Herd. Join the rare disease tweetchat March 1st, 2016 at 1pm ET using the hashtag, #abcDRBchat.
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February 29th is the rarest day of the year and that means it's Rare Disease Day! Throughout the world NORD (The National Organization of Rare Diseases) has hosted Rare Disease Day events. I attended the Connecticut Rare Disease Day at the State House in Hartford and interviewed a few of the presenters including Jackie and Eloise Stager, founders of JaxLegacy, John Hopper, the director of the Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation and Maddie Shaw, leader of Maddie's Herd. Join the rare disease tweetchat March 1st, 2016 at 1pm ET using the hashtag, #abcDRBchat.
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