World-Class Palliative Care for Every Child and Family, at Every Stage of Life
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The new Division of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care aims to build a future where there are no barriers to this life-changing care.
Meet Raegan
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Despite a full and busy life, Raegan lives with a chronic illness called short bowel syndrome. A complex disease, short bowel syndrome affects a child’s ability to absorb nutrients from food because part of the small intestine is missing or malfunctioning.
How Local Families are Helping to Find a Cure for Diabetes
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As George Gittes, MD, and his team continue to uncover promising findings related to their cutting-edge diabetes gene therapy research, we want to celebrate the many donors who make this scientific discovery possible.