March 31, 2022: Self-screening for cystic fibrosis; Entrepreneur finds opportunity in pandemic

March 31, 2022
Michele and Terry Wright created a self-screening tool for cystic fibrosis.Michele and Terry Wright created a self-screening tool for cystic fibrosis.Courtesy Michele Wright
Michele and Terry Wright created a self-screening tool for cystic fibrosis.

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March 31, 2022: Self-screening for cystic fibrosis; Entrepreneur finds opportunity in pandemic

People of color with cystic fibrosis are more likely to go undiagnosed because the medical community has long considered it an illness that only afflicts white people. Now there's a new screening tool to help people self-advocate. Then, an Aurora entrepreneur found opportunity during the pandemic. And, Purplish explores the history of the abortion debate in Colorado as lawmakers pass a bill to enshrine the right to an abortion in state law.