Early Columbia Pioneers Who Identified, Treated, and Advocated for CF
Today, we know that this folklore spoke of the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. Before the discovery of CF and ensuing advancement of care, most children with the disease didn’t survive past age 5.
The medical school experience is universally demanding, but students who are the first in their family to go to college and low-income students have additional, sometimes hidden, challenges.
Healthcare heroes and other essential workers from throughout New York City marched in a ticker tape parade on July 7 through the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.
