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Patient PerspectivesChildren's HealthPatient VoicesRare DiseasesOphthalmologyEye DisordersAug 10, 2021Visionary: Silke Mader has a vision for the care of premature infants and their parents
Caring for a baby with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has never been easy. But mother and social visionary Silke Mader has made it her life’s work to ensure that parents dealing with ROP and other complications today get more support than she did.
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Patient PerspectivesEye CareLiving With DiseaseEye DisordersAug 9, 2021Lessons from a blind chef
Christine Hà lost her vision at a young age – and went on to become an award-winning chef.
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Patient PerspectivesDisease AwarenessDiseasesHeart FailureMedical InnovationsDrug DevelopmentAug 9, 2021Living with HFpEF – a patient’s story
Cynthia lives with Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction, a complex and challenging condition.
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Patient PerspectivesCancerLiving With DiseaseOncologyPatient EducationPatient VoicesAug 6, 2021The changing landscape of cancer treatmentPatient Perspectives
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Patient PerspectivesCancerDisease AwarenessLiving With DiseaseOncologyPatient VoicesAug 9, 2021The realities of living with premenopausal metastatic breast cancer
Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis is difficult, but these young women faced an especially challenging diagnosis: stage IV metastatic breast cancer.
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Patient PerspectivesCancerDisease AwarenessLiving With DiseaseOncologyPatient VoicesAug 9, 2021The importance of caregivers
Melanoma survivor T.J. Sharpe discusses his personal experience with cancer and the important role caregivers play in a patient’s road to recovery.
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Patient PerspectivesCancerLiving With DiseaseOncologyPatient VoicesClinical TrialsAug 10, 2021T.J. Sharpe on why clinical trials matter
Melanoma survivor T.J. Sharpe discusses the importance of clinical trials to help raise awareness among the community.
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Patient PerspectivesCancerChildren's HealthLiving With DiseaseOncologyAug 9, 2021One boy’s quest to battle cancer
After a diagnosis of childhood cancer, Ryan faced the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia head- on with the support of his family and community.
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Patient PerspectivesCancerDisease AwarenessGlobal Health PartnershipsOncologyPatient VoicesAug 6, 2021Conversations with Patient Advocates: Ron Hollander, president of INCA
Ron Hollander, president of the International Neuroendocrine Cancer Alliance, talks to us about patient advocacy.
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Patient PerspectivesChronic IllnessDrug DiscoveryNovartis Institutes for BioMedical ResearchOncologyClinical TrialsDrug DevelopmentAug 10, 2021Targeting the roots of Sjögren’s syndrome
Early clinical trial reports results in this hidden disease
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Patient PerspectivesDisease AwarenessLiving With DiseaseNeuroscienceAlzheimer’s diseaseAug 6, 2021A fitness trainer strives to keep his mother’s mind limber
On Friday nights, Juan Pedro García Hernández goes dancing – but for rest of the time he’s taking care of his mother.
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Patient PerspectivesCancerDisease AwarenessLocal ImpactOncologyAug 9, 2021A groundskeeper tackles cancer in several ways
In Australia, a country where skin cancer rates remain high, cancer survivor Malcolm Caddies is on a mission to prevent the risks of sun exposure.
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