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Patients and doctors work together to get the best results for recovery from illnesses. A story from UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Now” features interviews with UNC cardiothoracic surgon Thomas Egan<\/a> and a former patient of his, two-time lung transplant recipient Tiffany Christensen, who now uses her experience as a patient to help other hospital patients.<\/p>\n

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