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What if you had high cholesterol but diet, exercise and commonly used medications couldn’t lower your cholesterol to a recommended level? This frightening condition is real. It’s called HoFH or Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia, and people inherit it from both of their parents. Watch this “Behind the Mystery: Rare and Genetic Diseases” segment as we talk with Dr. Pamela Morris, Cardiologist, Amanda, a 20 year old patient, and Katherine Wilemon from the FH Foundation about the signs, symptoms and what everyone should know about this condition – including that there are treatment options that have been approved in the last year for adults with this disorder.

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Making big strides in the treatment of small cell lung cancer. Plus, how to manage your diabetes with confidence.

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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) stands as a formidable adversary in the realm of oncology, representing a highly aggressive form of lung cancer notorious for its rapid growth and propensity to metastasize early.

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