# @dmregister on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWCrG1HEZEg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/60449532-dmregister-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-18T22:00:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

## Caption

A little girl's violent coughing left a deep impression on then-medical student Mike Welsh.

Her suffering caused by cystic fibrosis is burned deep into his memory.

Over the next 50 years, his work as a physician-scientist has eased that suffering for others.

Tap the link in our bio for part 2 of Miracle of Breath. ⬇️

#Iowa #UniversityofIowa #MedicalResearch #CysticFibrosis

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universityofiowa, medicalresearch, cysticfibrosis, iowa

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