Mallory Smith was a poster child for cystic fibrosis (CF). She was a three-sport varsity athlete in high school,…
Hawken Miller
Hawken graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2019. Before joining BioNews, he wrote for the Washington Post’s video game and esports section, Launcher, where he still contributes as a freelancer. Hawken is also a columnist for BioNews, focusing on his experience with Duchenne muscular dystrophy for Muscular Dystrophy News Today. His work has appeared in Dot Esports, The Orange County Register, KTLA 5, and The Sacramento Bee. He won a Webby for virtual reality journalism at USC.
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Articles by Hawken Miller
Football and science seem to be disparate fields of play at first glance, but the nonprofit Uplifting Athletes is…
Diagnostic odysseys are common for people with rare diseases. But for Terry Wright, it took 54 years of gastrointestinal pain,…
Proper representation in clinical trials has long been a challenge for minorities with rare diseases like cystic fibrosis (CF),…
The legacy of Mallory Smith, who died nearly four years ago from a cystic fibrosis-related superbug infection in…
When it comes to raising funds for cystic fibrosis (CF), the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is committed to relentlessly…
Long before COVID-19 changed the world, organ transplant recipients were wearing masks to shield themselves from airborne threats. Immunosuppressive medicines,…
Note: This story was updated May 3, 2021, to specify that the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great strides events…
As anyone affected by a rare disease knows, treating the illness while trying to go about everyday life…
One need look no further than the name of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation‘s Impact Grant program to figure out what…