Cystic Fibrosis Patients Who Changed Medicine Forever

Cystic Fibrosis Patients Who Changed Medicine ForeverConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 888, Segment 1

Feb 25, 2021 • 37m

Joey O’Donnell's underwent intensive treatment for his cystic fibrosis, up to four hours a day. Even as a young child, Joey advocated for himself and other victims in the press, and his family carried on his legacy after his death at age 12. In the fight to find a cure, campaigns established their own patient care centers and research institutes—and most importantly, easily connected patients to the researchers—to hasten innovations in treatment. Guest: Bijal Trivedi, freelance journalist and author of "Breath from Salt: A Deadly Genetic Disease, a New Era in Science, and the Patients and Families Who Changed Medicine Forever"

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