E40: Misbehaving Mast Cells with Dr. Lawrence Afrin

Episode 40 • February 08, 2022 • 00:52:41
E40: Misbehaving Mast Cells with Dr. Lawrence Afrin
The POTScast
E40: Misbehaving Mast Cells with Dr. Lawrence Afrin

Feb 08 2022 | 00:52:41

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Cathy Pederson Jill Brook

Show Notes

Dr. Afrin, a world renowned mast cell researcher and clinician, shares his insights on how misbehaving mast cells could account for a variety of POTS symptoms including the famous POTS flares. We hope you will join us! His book is Never Bet Against Occam: Mast Cell Activation Disease and the Modern Epidemics of Chronic Illness and Medical Complexity

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