What if patients had the power to jumpstart drug research for their own conditions? @TEDMED
What if patients had the power to jumpstart drug research for their own conditions? @TEDMED
Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
TEDMED 2020 Hive Innovator: Nancy Yu
CEO & Co-Founder, RDMD
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RDMD’s mission is to empower patients and communities to accelerate the development of treatments for rare diseases of all kinds. RDMD makes it easy for patients and families to participate in drug research from home.
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What if patients had the power to jumpstart drug research for their own conditions?

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