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MEDIA ALERT: "CNBC CURES: DEFYING RARE DISEASE" WITH BECKY QUICK TO PREMIERE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 19 AT 7PM ET
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Hosted by Becky Quick, CNBC will debut an in-depth, one-hour special, "CNBC Cures: Defying Rare Disease," spotlighting the families dealing with rare diseases and the scientists, advocates, and innovators fighting to change their futures. Quick steps out from behind the anchor desk to share her family's private battle with her daughter's rare disease. Through her story and others like it, Quick reveals the stark reality of patients caught between groundbreaking scientific advances and the persistent gaps in funding, access, and support. The special also features exclusive interviews with leading medical and industry voices including GeneDx CEO Katherine Stueland, n-Lorem Founder & CEO Dr. Stanley Crooke, former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Charles River Laboratories President & CEO Jim Foster, Biotechnology Innovation Organization President & CEO John Crowley, and Cure Rare Disease Founder & CEO Rich Horgan - along with physicians from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, "Beast Games" winner Jeffrey Allen, and families navigating rare diseases and advocating for the community.
"CNBC Cures: Defying Rare Disease" will air on Thursday, March 19 at 7PM ET.
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