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Children’s National Helps Baby Teresa Bounce Back from “Dive Bomb Towards Death”
For the first few days of my sweet daughter’s life, we had no idea that she was sick. Tess is my fourth child. She got…
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Impact in Action: Meet Inn Resident Julia Kain
Julia Kain of Ocala, Florida travels to The Children’s Inn for a week out of every month so that doctors can study and treat her…
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Stories from the field: New Florida law backed by SPLC helps young immigrants pursue dreams
By Eileen Espinal As a community youth advocate with the SPLC, I recently spoke with a wonderful group of young immigrants in Florida about the…
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Rylee Finds Strength in NASCAR Favorite Kasey Kahne
Rylee has been told she can’t ride a bike because she lacks muscle tone in her legs, but she pedals down the street. She’s been…
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CSR Insights from Reebok’s Social Responsibility Director, Kathleen Tullie
By Laura Dunn, Kathleen Tullie is the Director of Social Responsibility for Reebok and the Founder and Executive Director of BOKS, a free before school physical activity program…
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Miss Idaho and Pump Life Pride
By Craig Idlebrook The insulin pump got a glam shot mid-June when Sierra Sandison posted a photo of herself wearing an insulin pump during the…
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Regulation and Cyber-Security of Our Diabetes Devices
Medical devices and the data they generate are in the spotlight of late, and this is essentially great news for those of us whose lives…
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SPLC lawsuit: Tennessee deprives residents of Medicaid coverage
Earlier this year, a high blood pressure episode put April Reynolds in the hospital. In fact, doctors told the mother of three that she could…
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Only 17 Percent of Parents Believe Reading is Top Priority During the Summer
A new Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) survey found that only 17% of parents believe that reading is a top summertime priority. Despite heavy evidence that…
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New Report Details How Tobacco Companies Have Made Cigarettes More Addictive, More Attractive to Kids and More Deadly
The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids has released a report detailing how tobacco companies are not only making cigarettes more addictive, but they’re finding new…
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Jeff Bridges 30 Year Quest to End Hunger
Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges has spent over thirty years fighting hunger in our country. For the past four years he’s volunteered with Share Our…
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TMCF Collegiate Academy Opening in 2015
TMCF Collegiate Academies are a new national network of secondary schools. These ‘blended’ secondary schools will be located on or near the campuses of TMCF…
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