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Catalogue Number: CTV047
Producer: CTV
Subject: Consumer Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 2003
Running Time: 25
ORPHAN DISEASES
Catalogue Number: CTV047
Producer: CTV
Subject: Consumer Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 2003
Running Time: 25
Navigating the health care system when you're sick can be scary and confusing. But at least in Canada it's free, right? It turns out, not always. Derek Miller explores the world of so-called Orphan Diseases - rare illnesses that are not only often not covered under provincial health care, they may have no treatment and no one even looking for a cure.