screen /channels/taxonomy/term/12213/all en Plugged in but powered down /channels/news/plugged-powered-down-234440 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:49:39 +0000 webfull 102155 at /channels Opinion: Quebec should screen newborns for cystic fibrosis by Dr. Larry Lands in Montreal Gazette /channels/news/opinion-quebec-should-screen-newborns-cystic-fibrosis-dr-larry-lands-montreal-gazette-268069 <p>Half of all CF patients in Canada do not live to see the age of 34, and these are the best results in the world. Treatment is complex, requiring a daily routine that includes consuming many pills and physical therapy that can take up to two hours per day.</p> <p>Robert’s case shows why it is high time we had newborn screening for CF in Quebec. - Montreal Gazette</p> <p> </p> <p>You may read the entire article <a href="http://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-quebec-should-screen-newborns-for-cystic-fibrosis">HERE</a>.</p> Wed, 10 May 2017 17:49:36 +0000 webfull 128169 at /channels