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Amikacin Liposome Therapy Has Similar Efficacy as Tobramycin for P. aeruginosa, Study Shows

Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension (ALIS) showed the same efficacy and similar safety profile as tobramycin inhalation solution...

Specific Peptide May Lower Antibiotic Resistance of P. aeruginosa Bacteria, Study Reports

Expression of a peptide called RpoN* in antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients made the...

Poor Oxygen Conditions May Promote P. aeruginosa Infection Over Other Pathogen in CF, Study Suggests

Poor oxygen conditions, a common trait in the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, may help Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria outcompete...

Virus that Infects Bacteria Turns Immune Response Away from P. aeruginosa, Study Shows

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the most common bacteria found in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, uses a virus to go unnoticed by the host immune...

Chronic P. Aeruginosa Infection Greatly Raises Risk of Flares in Non-CF Bronchiectasis, Study Shows

People with non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis are at a significantly greater risk of exacerbations if they have chronic infections...

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

Annual Scientific Conference

The Heartbreaking Reality of Cystic Fibrosis Care in Iraq: A Mother's Plea for Help

MECFA supports CF patients in Tunisia

International disparities in diagnosis and treatment access for cystic fibrosis

Philip Hopewell Prize for Global Respiratory Health Research

South Africans take on big pharma for access to ‘miracle’ cystic fibrosis drug

MECFA launches campaign to help people with CF in Gaza and the West Bank, Palestine

Ministry of Health unveils national electronic registry for cystic fibrosis patients

MECFA Jordan Project report

Conquering chronic lung infection in cystic fibrosis patients