CONWAY — While much of the local support for the people of Ukraine has been in the form of money, some are sending medical supplies and expertise.
In Intervale, nurse practitioner Justine Fierman, a diabetes specialist at the Miranda Leavitt Diabetes Center, along with colleagues Jan Levesque at the center and primary care nurse practitioner Valerie Lozier of Lozier Medicine of Intervale collected a carload of medical supplies to be sent to Ukraine.
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