Vehicle Heat Safety for Children
Unfortunately, child deaths and heat-related illness, like dying from heatstroke in a hot car, increase during summer. Since 1998, more than 950 children have…
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Understanding your risk for pancreatic cancer
In 2021 alone, an estimated 60,430 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the U.S., and nearly all will die from the disease. A pancreatic…
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Eyes on the Prize: Progress in Cystic Fibrosis Research Amidst a Pandemic
Just over one year ago, COVID-19 exploded on news headlines — putting the world in a tizzy about what this new virus was, who was at risk and how to prevent…
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Changing the Narrative of Cystic Fibrosis
There was once a time where cystic fibrosis, or CF, was considered a terminal disease. While this may have been the case years ago, patients diagnosed with CF…
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Nayla’s New Lungs
For as long as she can remember, Nayla Rivera and her father, Chris, have trekked from one medical appointment to another, mostly in South Florida. When she…
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A Tough Ride
For cystic fibrosis patient and lifelong cyclist Peter Kavanagh, it’s all about adaptability. That’s why a month after receiving a lung transplant at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ…
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Something remarkable: A teen celebrates Thanksgiving with his new lungs
At any other time, Matias Cozzi, might have enjoyed Thanksgiving like any 17-year-old. Perhaps he’d overindulge in turkey and pie during an uneventful holiday…
