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  • JDRF Spokesperson Lauren Cox #3 in WNBA draft

    April 20, 2020

    Lauren Cox was 7 when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D). She was 12 when she finally beat her father...

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  • JDRF Receives Legacy Gift from the Estate of Marguerite Rosner

    February 25, 2020

    Generous donation furthers JDRF mission to treat, prevent and find cures for type 1 diabetes.

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  • Children's Congress Photo Gallery

    July 11, 2019

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  • Children's Congress Shaped Perspectives of Type 1 Diabetes and the Need to do More

    July 11, 2019

     

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  • FDA Welcomes Teen Perspective During Children's Congress

    July 11, 2019

    What would intimidate even the most seasoned speakers had little impact on the three teens who met with the Food and Drug...

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  • JDRF and Youth Delegates Urge Senators to Continue Support of Type One Diabetes Research

    July 10, 2019

    In a packed U.S. Senate hearing room, JDRF Children’s Congress Delegates, medical leaders and celebrities today shared the personal, critical need for...

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  • Celebrities Connect with Youth at the Children’s Congress 2019

    July 10, 2019

    “When your sugar is low, do you have trouble remembering your lines?”  “How do you keep your devices on when you are...

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  • JDRF Children’s Congress Starts Next Week

    July 5, 2019

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  • 164 Delegates, One Voice

    August 10, 2017

    The JDRF 2017 Children’s Congress Delegation was tasked with an important job: asking their Members of Congress to renew the Special Diabetes...

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  • One Idea Can Make A Big Difference

    July 17, 2017

    As JDRF 2017 Children’s Congress approaches, it’s the perfect time to revisit how this groundbreaking type 1 diabetes (T1D) advocacy event came...

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