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Music Hello, everyone, and welcome once again to PDACast.

We are a pediatric podcast for moms and dads.

This is Dr. Mike coming to you from the campus of Nationwide Children's Hospital.

We're in Columbus, Ohio.

It's episode 573. We're calling this one Rare Disease Day,

2025. I want to welcome all of you to the program. So this is our very first episode of

2025. So I want to wish all of you a happy new year. And I was reflecting on previous new years

on PDACast. And it struck me, and I actually reflecting on previous New Year's on PDACast and it struck me and I actually laughed

out loud like literally when I thought about this back in I think it was either 2007 or 2008 because

we started this podcast in 2006. So we were one of the very first pediatric podcasts out and about. In fact, I think we were

probably one of the first medical podcasts back then, because podcasts really got their start back

in 2005. So we just started, you know, a year after that and have been podcasting, you know,

all of these years since.

And it was 2007 or 2008 when I wished everyone a happy new year.

And in particular, I welcomed all of the folks who had received an iPod, not an iPhone, an iPod for Christmas and welcomed them because, you know, there weren't a ton of podcasts out

there like there are today. And I thought, you know, if I was a parent and I received a

podcast, an iPod for Christmas, I might look up and see if there's any shows on child health.

And so I welcomed all of those with

brand new iPods. If there's anyone who did get new tech this year and you're listening to a

podcast for the first time and we are, you know, one of your first listens, welcome. And congratulations

for joining the digital revolution. But anyway, I totally digress. Boy,

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