# How nearly dying helped me discover my own cure (and many more) | David Fajgenbaum

An episode of [TED Health](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623173), 7 Jul 2026, 19 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67585b08102e6d4448d360b1/e/6a2b3611622531b8645a4647/media.mp3

Physician-scientist David Fajgenbaum was dying from a rare disease that didn't have a cure — until he discovered a lifesaving drug that wasn't originally intended for his condition. In an astonishing talk, he shares how his near-death experience led him to cofound the nonprofit Every Cure, which is using AI to uncover hidden treatments in existing medicines in order to save lives. (This ambitious idea is part of The Audacious Project, TED’s initiative to inspire and fund global change.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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