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Nov
01
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Organized each November by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National COPD Awareness Month aims to promote better understanding of COPD. COPD is a progressive lung disease which makes it difficult to breathe. Progressive means that it gets worse over time. While COPD rates have declined in recent decades, it is still the… Read More »
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Oct
05
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Fall has truly begun in the northeast. Leaves are changing, the air has bite and seasonal allergies are on the rise. Stuffy nose, sneezing, coughing and itchy eyes are all common symptoms of seasonal allergies. Seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever and allergic rhinitis, are those which vary based on the season. If an… Read More »
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Sep
08
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September is National Recovery Month, an observance held “to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and community members across the nation who make recovery in all its forms possible” (SAMHSA). It was begun by the Substance Abuse… Read More »
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Aug
03
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In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in biologic therapies and immunotherapies approved to help treat a wide variety of diseases and conditions. You may have seen recently in the news that the FDA approved the first interchangeable biosimilar insulin product and wondered what that meant and what biosimilars or biologics are. What… Read More »
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Jul
09
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As announced earlier this week, Bennie Finch and Sean Corning recently joined as our two new Education and Research Coordinators. Sean Corning’s introduction is below and you can find Bennie Finch’s introduction here. Hello! I’m Sean Corning (they/them) and I recently joined Region 7 as an Education and Outreach Coordinator. This is an exciting and… Read More »
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