I’m glad that my story was shared during the first plenary at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference that focused on the effects of modulators on people with CF.
I joined my local EMS squad to give back to my community, and that experience led me to pursue a career in medical assisting. Through anxiety, the pandemic, and personal challenges, I’ve stayed ...
As Congress continues addressing health care access and affordability, the undersigned patient advocacy organizations urge passage of Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform. Together we represent ...
When I was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 43, I thought I was living on borrowed time. Now, at 75, I’ve learned that I am not defined by the odds.
When my daughter was first diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, the misinformation I found online only deepened my fears. But thanks to the guidance and compassion of our care team, I’ve realized life with ...
Food insecurity is a long-standing problem in America. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), food-insecure households are those with “limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” ...
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recently announced that there are almost 40,000 people living with CF in the United States. Not only are there more of us with CF, but we are now living longer. Based on ...
During the 18 months I spent waiting for a double-lung transplant, I researched everything I could about the process. I asked post-transplant patients about the pain of the surgery, waking up, the ...
Prime Medicine’s prime editing technology has the potential to bring genetic therapies to all people with cystic fibrosis, ultimately paving the way to a cure. BETHESDA, Md. — Today, the Cystic ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of lumacaftor/ivacaftor (Orkambi®) today for children with cystic fibrosis ages 2 to 5 who have two copies of the F508del mutation. The U.S. Food ...
The additional funding will support a Phase 2 clinical trial for an inhaled antisense oligonucleotide drug for people with cystic fibrosis who have the splicing mutation 3849+10Kb C-to-T. BETHESDA, Md ...