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Before the Cure

Before the Cure is about what happens before the breakthrough.Award-winning documentary filmmaker Timothy Wheeler and biotech leader David Tsai sit down with founders, scientists, physicians, advocates, patients, and families who are changing medicine, and whose experiences have something to teach all of us.Timothy has spent 20 years documenting people pursuing things they believed mattered long before anyone knew whether they would succeed. David has spent his career inside biotech and pharma, helping navigate the complicated path from promising ideas to real-world impact.Together, they look beyond the headlines and the science to understand the people behind them: What drove them to act? What did they learn along the way? What are they seeing that the rest of us aren't yet? And what might their experience teach us about our own lives and health?These are conversations about breakthroughs, but also about navigating the healthcare system, advocating for ourselves and the peo

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    We weren’t planning this episode. But when our own co-host became part of a national debate over betting on clinical trials, we decided the conversation couldn’t wait. In this surprise special release between our regular episodes, Timothy Wheeler inter...

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    19 Years of Medical Gaslighting: Why She Says Patients Have More Power Than Ever | Ilana Jacqueline

    Ilana Jacqueline is one of the most established voices in patient advocacy. During 15 years of work, her writing and videos have reached millions, and her book “Medical Gaslighting: How to Get the Care You Deserve in a System That Makes You Fight for Y...

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    Why Did a Doctor Buy a 600,000-Square-Foot Hospital for $1? | Dr. Tim Nelson

    Days before this conversation was recorded, Dr. Tim Nelson acquired a 600,000-square-foot hospital — for one dollar. He left one of the country’s leading medical institutions after spending 20 years learning how to rebuild hearts that surgeons could on...

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    Season 1 Trailer

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Before the Cure is about what happens before the breakthrough.Award-winning documentary filmmaker Timothy Wheeler and biotech leader David Tsai sit down with founders, scientists, physicians, advocates, patients, and families who are changing medicine, and whose experiences have something to teach all of us.Timothy has spent 20 years documenting people pursuing things they believed mattered long before anyone knew whether they would succeed. David has spent his career inside biotech and pharma, helping navigate the complicated path from promising ideas to real-world impact.Together, they look beyond the headlines and the science to understand the people behind them: What drove them to act? What did they learn along the way? What are they seeing that the rest of us aren't yet? And what might their experience teach us about our own lives and health?These are conversations about breakthroughs, but also about navigating the healthcare system, advocating for ourselves and the peo

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Timothy Wheeler & David Tsai

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Before the Cure is about what happens before the breakthrough.Award-winning documentary filmmaker Timothy Wheeler and biotech leader David Tsai sit down with founders, scientists, physicians, advocates, patients, and families who are changing medicine, and whose experiences have something to teach...

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