Abby Alten Schwartz

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For years, I feared that I’d outlive my daughter. And then science did something amazing.

Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that slowly destroys the lungs beginning in childhood, has no cure. After years of work, new treatments are changing the dire prognosis for many.

Babesiosis, a dangerous tick-borne infection that attacks red blood cells, appears to be a growing problem

The disease is most often caused by the tiny parasites and transmitted to humans in warmer months by deer ticks — the same ones that spread Lyme disease.