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Fanny Mbala is originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She lived in South Africa for 25 years, before coming to Halifax this year as a refugee. Her son suffers with sickle cell disease, a condition that requires a transplant to save his life.

Paper Excellence is pondering building a new bleach Kraft pulp mill in Queens county. People who live in the area say they don't want it to stink. But, is that possible? We ask Nikolai DeMartini, an associate professor who studies the processing of woody biomass. 

The IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Public Health have teamed up to offer prenatal education via smartphones. It's called Smart Parent. Find out what you can expect from the program that launched last week.

It's paddling season! Lots of people are hitting local waters with canoes, kayaks and boards. What do you need to pick up paddling? Our A for Adventure team Chris Surette and Jan-Sebastian LaPierre offer advice. Plus, we ask them about shark sightings.

CAR T-Cell Therapy uses a patient's own white blood cells to fight their cancer. The QEII started offering this therapy in 2022, the first medical facility in Atlantic Canada to do so. Dr. Mahmoud Elsawy is the medical director for the therapy program.

A documentary is soon coming out about Celine Dion's painful journey with stiff person syndrome. It's an auto-immune disorder so rare, it affects between one and three people per million. We meet a Bear River woman who is one of them. Linda Cox has been living with stiff person syndrome for more than 20 years.