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Bret KoncakMay 144 min readIndustry ExpertsIs 'Patient-Centered' enough for medically complex patients & families participating in clinical trials or new treatments?When we ask patients or caregivers to do more, do they see a substantial return on their time investment?
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Brien GearinNov 43 min readSmiles for CeciWhile Rett has changed her life and our life as a family, it hasn’t changed the wonderful little girl Ceci is and always would be with or wi