Dr. David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc is a physician-scientist at the University of Pennsylvania and national bestselling author of Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope Into Action. After nearly dying five times of Castleman disease, Dr. Fajgenbaum discovered a treatment that is saving his life as well as others. Now he is advancing drug repurposing for COVID-19 and other diseases through the Corona Project at the Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory. In this episode, he talks about his near-death story, the importance of accessing both lifestyle medicine as well as emergency medical care when necessary, and the importance of effective disease research in the wake of COVID-19.