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A student-led initiative of the Peer Med Foundation, the Peer Med podcast intertwines medicine, an ever changing science of diagnosis and treatment, with conversations about issues in healthcare where lives are on the line.
Behind Diagnoses: Patients - E9: Cystic Fibrosis ft. Alexa
Peer Med Podcast
1 hour 13 minutes 39 seconds
4 years ago
Behind Diagnoses: Patients - E9: Cystic Fibrosis ft. Alexa
On this episode of "Behind Diagnoses: Patients", a Peer Med Podcast special series we hear from Alexa, from Winnipeg, Canada. She has Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a rare and genetic condition that affects the respiratory and digestive systems. Alexa has received a lung transplant (and suffered a stroke during the transplant), and she also runs an Instagram where she shares educational content AND her story! She shares her insight as someone with a rare disease and as a young professional.
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Peer Med Podcast
Serving Humanity
A student-led initiative of the Peer Med Foundation, the Peer Med podcast intertwines medicine, an ever changing science of diagnosis and treatment, with conversations about issues in healthcare where lives are on the line.