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My son’s cystic fibrosis diagnosis blindsided me after negative prenatal screening. More effective genetic testing would have given my family the chance to prepare.
When I moved away for college, I was determined to prove that I could manage my CF all by myself. But I was thrown for a loop when I was unexpectedly diagnosed with CF-related diabetes. I thought I ...
Living with cystic fibrosis while facing homelessness has tested me in every way. However, through it all, I’ve found strength, purpose, and the unshakable belief that I must keep going — for myself ...
The Foundation’s funding will support Owlstone Medical’s development of a breath test to help doctors diagnose and monitor Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in people with cystic fibrosis. The Cystic ...
When I began my journey to earn my Doctor of Pharmacy degree, I knew the road ahead would be challenging. In fact, it was so challenging that I often sat there worrying and anxiously crying about ...
A new CFTR modulator treatment called Alyftrek has been approved for people with CF ages 6 and older who have CFTR mutations that are eligible for Trikafta, as well as 31 other rare mutations that ...
This blog discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is suicidal, please contact your physician, go to your local ER, or call/text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at ...
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is funding the development of a gene editing therapy that is designed to use ReCode’s tissue-specific delivery vehicle to transport gene editing cargo to the lung cells ...
Matt is an adult with cystic fibrosis. He is a Minnesota native who graduated from the University of St. Thomas. He runs an online fitness business, The Rallis Regimen, with his brother Mike. He ...
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 ...
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 ...