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Sep 2022
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Welcome to Symptomatic: A Medical Myster...

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Nearly half of all Americans suffer from a chronic illness and many struggle for an accurate diagnosis. Welcome to “Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast,” a brand new podcast from iHeartRadio. Each week, host Lauren Bright Pacheco (Happy Face, Murder in Oregon) unravels the medical mystery of a patient’s baffling symptoms and explores how their lives were turned upside down in search of answers. 

From the first signs of trouble, through a swirl of misdirection and failed treatment attempts, to the final relief at a confirmed diagnosis - these are their stories.

Listen to the first episode of “Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast" on October 10th, 2022.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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