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  "path": "/opinion/commentary/2026/02/15/voices-we-must-protect-funding/",
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  "textContent": "“Scientists are seeking new treatments and cures for many diseases, common and rare,” writes Lateishia Curtis in an op-ed. “Talk to friends, neighbors and policymakers about medical research. The next discovery could help someone you love.”",
  "title": "Voices: Medical research saved my daughter’s life. We must protect the funding that makes that research possible."
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