biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1869–1962)
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| biography:
| Physician, born in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. An early interest in diabetes became a passion when his mother became his eighth case (1900). He dedicated his life to all aspects of the disease, including research, treatment, and education. Based in Boston, he established a clinic for affordable in-patient care and education (1953) and the Diabetes Foundation for charitable donations (1953). He also helped establish a summer camp for diabetic children at Clara Barton's birthplace in Oxford, MA. |
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