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Greetings, and welcome to MD News San Antonio. In the 1980s, the average patient diagnosed with cystic fibrosis had a life expectancy of fewer than 20 years — decades shorter than the median 47 years a person with the disease can expect to live today. Thanks to improvements in patient education, treatment and research — and the care of experts like those at the Cystic Fibrosis Center at University Health System's Robert B. Green Campus — patients have hope for a healthier future. In our cover story, learn how an expanded Cystic Fibrosis Center, opening in late 2018 at University Hospital, will combine inpatient and outpatient care for patients to improve accessibility and streamline services for patients. In our special section on pediatrics, we examine some of the advanced technology that San Antonio-based Wave Healthcare provides to help patients with respiratory disease transition to home care, and we introduce readers to the physicians at Pediatric Orthopedic Associates of San Antonio. We also explore the importance of the HPV vaccine for both girls and boys and discuss some strategies to improve the number of children vaccinated. You can leverage MD News' multiple platforms to share information about your organization's capabilities and advanced technologies with referring physicians. Contact me at 210-859-1232, at clane@mdnews.com or on Twitter @MDNewsSanAntTX. The best to you, Cathleen Lane Publisher: Cathleen Lane Managing Editor: Jenny Havron Contributing Writers: Thomas Crocker, Dina Petrutsas President: Eric Silberman Chief Marketing Officer: Jason Skinner Vice President of Creative Services: Eric Jackson Vice President of Operations: Tyler Hardekopf In Memoriam: Robert J. Brennan, Founder Account Manager: Sarah Spencer Designer: Michael Simmons Creative Services: Steve Barrett, Erika Bennett, Mariela Cosentino, Emily Main, Jennifer Oncay, Kimmi Patterson, David Smith Production: Wade Sain Financial Services: Ashley Byrd Audience Development: Debbie Dodski Advertising Sales: Dale Lane, 210-859-1233 or dale.lane2@gmail.com MD News is published by True North Custom 1301 Riverfront Parkway, Suite 112 Chattanooga, TN 37402 423-266-3234 | truenorthcustom.com Although ever y precaution is taken to ensure accuracy of published materials, MD News cannot be held responsible for opinions expressed or facts supplied by its authors. Copyright 2018, True North Custom. All rights reser ved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. The healthcare providers featured in MD News comply with applicable Federal laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. P O S T M A S T E R : Please send notices on Form 3579 to 1301 Riverfront Parkway, Suite 112, Chattanooga, TN 37402. Advertise in MD News For more information about advertising in the MD News San Antonio edition, call Publisher Cathleen Lane at 210-859-1232 or email clane@mdnews.com. C ontact Information Send press releases and all other information related to this local edition of MD News t o clane@mdnews.com. San Antonio 05-723 PUBLISHER from the ............................................... Cathleen Lane PUBLISHER San Antonio ............................................... clane@mdnews.com 210-859-1232 ............................................... @MDNewsSanAntTX