LittleLab4CF (our own Geneticist with Cystic Fibrosis) Helps us Understand Pharma/Patients and Blockchain
How can the data-sharing capabilities of BlockChain lead to lower development costs and increased efficiency? BlockChain can be compared to a suite of software utilities like Microsoft’s Office package. Office software and similar products have a word processor, spread sheet, product promotion and business presentation applications like PowerPoint that are …
SSDI for people with Cystic Fibrosis
Does Cystic Fibrosis Qualify as a Disability for SSDI? Learn more about SSDI and Cystic Fibrosis. Article written by Danielle Roberts, a Medicare insurance expert. You can learn more about her and her team at https://boomerbenefits.com. *** About 30,000 people have cystic fibrosis in the U.S., according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. As …
Artificial Intelligence (AI)as told to Imogene by LittleLab4CF
Text by LittleLab4CF…helpful links added by Imogene. Big data was applied to the first human genome that involved many international efforts. Basic genetics It was cost compared with the first atomic bomb. Craig Venter cut through it with AI and massively parallel processing. A virtual human is the end game …
ENF Scholarship and CF summer research program applications now open
Applications for the Elizabeth Nash Foundation scholarship and summer CF research programs are now available. Please find relevant information below. Scholarship program The Elizabeth Nash Foundation awards scholarships to assist persons with CF to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees. Grants range from $1,000 to $2,500 and are made directly to …
Equal Access to Treatment for All with Cystic Fibrosis in the US?
Just in from Tamika Grubbs: Cystic Fibrosis is the same disease for at least 30,000 people in the united states and approximately 70,000 worldwide, but depending on where you reside and what insurance you have there could be big differences in your access and quality of care. I am a …
D3forME Transdermal Vitamin D Patch: do you qualify?
Learn more about the eligibility criteria and how to apply for the D3forMe Transdermal Vitamin D patch through Healthwell’s Cystic Fibrosis Patient Assistance Program. Written by Tamika Grubbs, CF nurse consultant D3forMe proudly announces participation in Healthwell’s Cystic Fibrosis Patient Assistance Program. The D3forME Transdermal Patch is for patients who can’t absorb enough …
AbbVie scholarship for students with cystic fibrosis
Thanks to 25-years of medical advancement, the goal of pursuing higher education for many students with cystic fibrosis, an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system, is more achievable than ever before. AbbVie announced the opening of the application period for the AbbVie CF Scholarship program, marking …
Miracle Flights: free medically-related air travel for ill patients, including for Cystic Fibrosis treatment
Struggling to cover the cost of air travel to receive your medical care? Miracle Flights assists patients through free commercial air travel to obtain special medical care. Read more about this fantastic organization and how to apply below… Blog article written in conjunction with Brooke Freeman, Community Outreach Officer …
Make Friends with your Legislators! Tell them about Cystic Fibrosis.
Especially for Cystic Fibrosis, how the government acts on the Accountable Care Act (ObamaCare) does make a difference! Since Healthcare was such a big issue in the last election: Keep in touch with your legislators…YOU HIRED THEM! They need to hear from YOU! Make them your FRIENDS! Congress: Find your …
Mom takes on Vertex CEO about pricey Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Drugs
In October, Oklahoma-based journalist and mom Juliana Keeping traveled to Boston with her son to confront Jeffrey Leiden, the CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Keeping’s son, Eli, has cystic fibrosis, and she’s not happy that Vertex’s two-drug combo, Orkambi, costs $259,000 a year. So Keeping, who gathered more than 124,700 signatures on …