Bacteria diversity in airways increases during babies’ first year
But antibiotics had only minor effects on bacterial changes in babies with CF, study finds In babies with cystic fibrosis (CF), the types...
CF patient 1st in US to undergo lung imaging with Xenoview
Newly approved technology allows doctors to monitor lung ventilation A young man with cystic fibrosis (CF) has become the first patient...
In Patients With CF on ETI, De-Escalating Other Therapy Did Not Affect Outcomes
Lung function improved in all groups of patients with CF using ETI regardless of de-escalation of other therapies or ppFEV1 at baseline,...
MECFA supports Jordan CF charity with the help of Vertex
In 2022, MECFA launched a program to spread awareness and develop a patient network in Jordan. This program was supported in part by...
MECFA launches QI program in Jordan
CF Quality Improvement Education Jordan HYPOTHESIS AND SPECIFIC AIMS: 1- Establishment of a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary Cystic...
Caregivers, Patients With Cystic Fibrosis, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia at Elevated Risk of Mental Ill
There was an increase in depression in the cystic fibrosis group, as well as an increase in anxiety in cystic fibrosis caregivers during...
Children with CF in Canada as young as age 1 OK’d for Orkambi
About 30 children expected to gain access to treatment: Vertex Health Canada has extended its approval of Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor)...
Nutrition for cystic fibrosis: how UAB is blazing new paths for patients
by Adam Pope Gaining weight can be difficult for patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. Patients often struggle with malnutrition, due...
Pulmonary exacerbations worse after unplanned pregnancy
U.S. study examines the association in cystic fibrosis patients after giving birth Among women with cystic fibrosis (CF) who experienced...
THE IMPLICATIONS FOR ADULT CARE IN THE EVOLVING CYSTIC FIBROSIS EPIDEMIOLOGY
The following is a summary of the “Changing Epidemiology of Cystic Fibrosis: The Implications for Adult Care,” published in the January...
