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Jamie Heywood: Wie mein Bruder eine grosse Idee inspirierte

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Als bei Jamie Heywoods Bruder ALS (Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose) diagnostiziert wurde, widmete auch er sein Leben dem Kampf gegen die Krankheit. Die Heywood Brüder haben eine kluge Website entwickelt, auf der Menschen Daten über ihre Krankheiten erfassen und teilen – und sie entdeckten, welche enorme Kraft in Form von Trost, Erklärungen und Prognosen in diesen gesammelten Daten steckt.

When MIT-trained mechanical engineer Jamie Heywood discovered that his younger brother was diagnosed with the terminal illness ALS, he focused all his energy on founding revolutionary healthcare initiatives to help his brother and others like him. Full bio »

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