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Coronavirus update: More considered vulnerable - full list of who should stay at home

CORONAVIRUS can be dangerous for the most vulnerable members of society. As time goes on, more health conditions - that increase a...

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals files for regulatory clearance to begin phase 1/2a study of ARO-ENaC for t

rrowhead Pharmaceuticals has filed an application for clearance to begin a Phase 1/2a clinical trial of ARO-ENaC, the company’s...

McGill spinoff Laurent Pharmaceuticals to begin clinical trial on COVID-19 treatment

Company to run a Phase 2 clinical study with LAU-7b, a pro-resolving drug with potential antiviral properties against coronavirus Junji...

Verona Pharma Reports Positive Efficacy and Safety Data with Single Dose pMDI Formulation of Ensifen

Statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in lung function Ensifentrine has now demonstrated positive efficacy and...

UHG Adult Cystic Fibrosis Team to use online videos for outpatient consultations

Galway Bay fm newsroom: The Adult Cystic Fibrosis Team at UHG will use online video conferencing instead of face-to-face outpatient...

CF Patients’ Risk For Ototoxicity Underreported

Las Vegas—The complex needs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are managed by specialty pharmacies just got a bit more complicated...

Study Finds Funding Disparities Between Sickle Cell Disease, Cystic Fibrosis

Disparities in funding exist between sickle cell disease (SCD) and cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a new study published in JAMA...

Student Project Aims to Make CF Physiotherapy a Game

A video game aimed at encouraging young cystic fibrosis (CF) patients to do their breathing exercises is being tested at Great Ormond...

Antibiotic treatment for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in people with cystic fibrosis.

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is one of the most common emerging multi-drug resistant organisms found in the lungs of people with cystic...

Claire’s Place Foundation Launches COVID-19 Emergency Fund for People with Cystic Fibrosis

Claire’s Place Foundation medical expert recommends all with cystic fibrosis self-quarantine immediately Claire’s Place Foundation, a...

Disease Duration, Flare-ups Affect Mental Health of Non-CF Bronchiectasis Patients, Study Finds

VERTEX’S CF BLOCKBUSTER TRIKAFTA EFFECTIVE IN KIDS 6 TO 11 YEARS OF AGE

A case for improved carrier screening

Vertex to Seek Expanded FDA Approval for Trikafta After Positive Child Safety Data

Vertex’s Kaftrio approved for use in Europe and made accessible on the NHS

Age May Affect Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients With Cystic Fibrosis

CFF Funding Will Further ContraFect’s Research Into Alternative for Antibiotics

The search for molecular glue in targeted disease control

Vest Therapy Lowers Risk of Hospitalization in Non-CF Bronchiectasis, Study Says

Harvard is working with Boston hospitals to test existing cystic fibrosis drug to help coronavirus p