they started screening newborns for cystic fibrosis on april 24, 2008.
they started screening newborns for cystic fibrosis on april 24, 2008.
when did they start screening newborns for cystic fibrosis?
april 24, 2008
laura rothenberg was born february 3, 1981 and she grew up in new york city. shortly after birth she was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a fatal disease with varying life expectancy. goddaughter of debra winger, rothenberg attended the chapin school in manhattan and then brown university where she studied english until the deterioration of her cystic fibrosis forced her to withdraw and she decided to pursue a lung transplant, though it posed its own health risks. she received a double lung transplant at age 20, in july 2001. in the spring of 2002, she returned to brown where she took a course on autobiographical writing, beginning writing that formed the basis of her later memoir. she also began recording audio of her experience when a radio producer, joe richman, lent her a tape recorder. rothenberg's audio diary, "my so-called lungs: a young girl's diary of living with dying from cystic fibrosis", aired on npr on august 5, 2002.
laura rothenberg
as well as general information about cystic fibrosis in canada and resources for teachers, parents, and health care professionals, cystic fibrosis canada publishes newsletters and reports covering such areas as research and training grants, clinical services and annual data on patients with cystic fibrosis.









































read the cystic fibrosis canada annual report 2014/2015 here









































section::::kin canada.









































since 1964, kin canada, a canadian service organisation, has supported cystic fibrosis canada, raising over $42 million in support of cystic fibrosis research and care.









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- shinerama









































bullet::::- list of cystic fibrosis organizations









































bullet::::- cystic fibrosis foundation









































bullet::::- cystic fibrosis trust









































section::::external links.
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