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Welcoming New Leadership: Emily Alonso-Taub and Shion Chang Join the PLF Board of Directors

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Pediatric C. diff

Children & C. diff C. diff is more common and more serious in older adults, but children can get it too. About 20,000 children in the U.S. ge…

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How to Talk to Your Doctor about Antibiotics

Post-Infectious IBS: What C. diff Survivors Need to Know

Fresh Faces on the Scientific Side: New Advisors at PLF

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Sharing Your C. diff Story Can Change Policy

How C. diff Survivors Are Turning Personal Pain Into Public Health Reform When you are lying in a hospital bed, or barely able to leave your bathroom, or watching a loved one fight for their life…
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WHO C. DIFF KILLS IS NOT RANDOM: WHAT A NEW NATIONWIDE STUDY TELLS US ABOUT DISPARITIES

My mother, Peggy Lillis, died of a C. diff infection in April 2010. She was 56 years old. But here…
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C. diff Detection Dog Angus Retires After a Decade Fighting Hospital Infections

We have some bittersweet news to share. Angus, the remarkable English Springer Spaniel who spent n…
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A Global Conversation About C. Diff: PLF’s Partnership With GARDP

At the Peggy Lillis Foundation, we believe that ending the C. diff epidemic requires more than dom…
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New C. diff Antibiotics: CRS3123 and Ibezapolstat Show Remarkable Phase 2 Results

For the millions of Americans who have lived through a C. diff infection or lost a loved one to on…

PLF Appoints Leading C. diff Researcher Dr. Krishna Rao as Scientific Advisory Council Chair

Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. A. Krishna Rao, MD, MS…
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Smart Antibiotic Use: How Men Can Take Charge of Their Health

Taking charge of your health begins with understanding how everyday choices influence your long-te…
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Guest Blog: My 10-Year C. diff Journey

The following is a guest post written by PLF volunteer Patricia Fisher. I had to look back th…
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In the fight against C. diff, Grief is Our Superpower

“everything I ever did was just another way to scream your name over and over and over and over ag…
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2025 Changing the Odds Celebrated Leaders, Honored Those Lost to C. diff

On Friday, September 26th, Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) held its 16th Annual Changing the Odds Ga…