Raleigh biotech startup Arrevus gets FDA support for its drug treating cystic fibrosis patients
RALEIGH — Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a heredity disease with no cure. However, Raleigh biotech startup Arrevus believes it owns a drug that...
Organ Care System Used at Florida Hospital Expected to Make More Lungs Suitable for Transplant
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) announced that is the first in Florida to use an organ care system that allows donor lungs, hearts, and...
CF Carriers at Increased Risk for Disease-related Conditions, Study Reports
Cystic fibrosis carriers — individuals who have certain genetic mutations in one of the copies of the CFTR gene — have a significantly...
SIMPLE TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES WITH A LOW-CALORIE DIET IS SO EFFECTIVE THAT IT REVERSES THE DIS
A “revolutionary” treatment plan for type 2 diabetes has made the British National Health Service (NHS) very active as they position...
5 FDA approval decisions to watch in the 1st quarter
Credit: Yujin Kim / MedTech Dive, original photo courtesy of U.S. Food and Drug Administration The Food and Drug Administration cleared...
Medical Mystery: It took more than 50 years to find out why his health was so poor
For as long as he can remember, Steven Knapp never felt well. “That was pretty much true from early childhood,” said Knapp, a...
CF Newborn Screening Improves Weight and Lung Outcomes, but Has No Impact on Social Inequalities, St
Babies diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) through newborn bloodspot screening show better lung function, can better stave off infection...
Vertex and Republic of Ireland Reach Agreement on Reimbursement for Triple Combination Therapy
Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the Republic of Ireland will be among the first in Europe to benefit from Vertex Pharmaceuticals’...
Care of Children with Bronchiectasis Lags Those with Cystic Fibrosis, Australian Study Finds
Children with bronchiectasis have poorer lung function than those with (CF), likely because of the u8differing levels of care given to...
The immune system listens in on bacteria signaling to each other
The immune response can be modulated by bacterial signaling molecules. One bacterium does not an infection cause; the microbes work as a...
