Dr. William Gahl, Program Director, National Institutes of Health

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Dr. William Gahl, Program Director, National Institutes of Health

Each year, sick people are told they have diseases so rare, they can't be diagnosed. Investigators at the National Institutes of Health looked at hundreds of cold...

Federal News Network Staff

July 7, 2014 10:06 am

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Each year, sick people are told they have diseases so rare, they can’t be diagnosed. Investigators at the National Institutes of Health looked at hundreds of cold cases. They’ve created a new network to tackle these mysterious diseases. The Undiagnosed Diseases Network will recruit doctors to conduct research that planners hope will lead to better understanding of these puzzling symptoms and find treatments. Six universities around the country have signed on. NIH Program Director Dr. William Gahl joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss the new effort.