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'Everyone should get checked:' UMass Memorial Health oncology nurses share their personal tie to cancer

Two oncology nurses at UMass Memorial Health are sharing their story of being on the other side of treatment. Both facing their own battle with cancer. Jennifer Johnson and Elizabeth Duncan know first-hand how hard the battle against cancer can be.
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| News 8 WTNH | Human Interest, In the Media, Patient Care

Wednesday’s Warrior: Thompson dad with congestive heart failure gets life-changing surgery

Kevin Vigeant of Thompson was just 34 years old when he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure this past March. “Normal activities, I would be short of breath, I would get tired, and I thought I was putting on weight and getting a little out of shape,” recalled Vigeant, who is now 35.

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| People Magazine | Human Interest, In the Community, In the Media

9-Year-Old Girl with Devastating Skin Disorder Lives in Pain: 'I Can't Play on the Playground'

Nine-year-old Tayma Salim loves drawing flowers, playing with her brother, Arslan, and the color pink. But unlike other kids her age, summer doesn’t mean days splashing in a pool or running barefoot outside — it would cause her immense pain, her mom Zineb Laalej tells PEOPLE.

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| Boston Globe | Funding/Grants, Human Interest, In the Community, In the Media, Legislation

‘A blunt force axe’: Mass. Democrats warn of harm to hospitals, health care under Trump budget proposal

The Republican budget bill that passed the House last week would cause health care chaos and a massive transfer of wealth to the rich, Massachusetts’ leading Democrats argued Tuesday as the party mobilized a nationwide bid to derail the legislation.

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