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Visiting a child in the hospital can lift everybody’s spirits. But if you’re sick or you’ve been around someone who is sick, a hospital visit can have serious consequences.
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If approached thoughtfully, the new movie Five Feet Apart may provide an opportunity for constructive conversations about living with cystic fibrosis, and help raise awareness around the disease.
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Read advice for working with schools to keep your child with chronic disease healthy and safe.
Published on in Just Breathe
Find easy ways to help your child with cystic fibrosis add healthy calories and fats to their diets.
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Debby McGrath, MSS, received the Partnership Award from the Take A Breather Foundation. As a social worker with the Cystic Fibrosis Center, Debby has helped countless cystic fibrosis patients and their families.
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When people with cystic fibrosis get a respiratory virus, they may get sicker because of their lung disease. Find out how you can lower your risk of catching and spreading germs.
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Learn about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recommendation for checking blood sugar and what CHOP is doing to encourage families to follow these guidelines.
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6ABC features Michael Davis, a local teen with cystic fibrosis, in a report on his nomination for the Boomer Esiason Foundation Athlete of the Year award.
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CHOP experts contributed to the Resilience Project—detecting people who are protected from their own gene mutations that usually cause severe childhood diseases.