Risk of Hearing Loss from IV Aminoglycosides in Cystic Fibrosis

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Cumulative exposure to IV tobramycin and amikacin, which are critical for treating cystic fibrosis infections, increases the risk of hearing […]

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Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis: Vertex Acquires Concert’s CFTR Potentiator CTP-656

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals recently purchased the Phase 2 cystic fibrosis potentiator drug CTP-656 from Concert Pharmaceuticals. The deal is estimated to […]

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Does Ivacaftor Affect Lung Bacteria in Cystic Fibrosis?

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Ivacaftor has been shown to increase CFTR activity and lung function in people with Cystic Fibrosis and the G551D mutation, […]

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Pulmozyme May Extend Lives of People Without Cystic Fibrosis

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Pulmozyme might be able to extend the lives of people who don’t have CF according to a recent article in […]

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A Day with Portable Genomics for Cystic Fibrosis management

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  Using the Portable Genomics App   CFtechnology and Portable Genomics are proud to create a partnership using a new, […]

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Miracle Flights: free medically-related air travel for ill patients, including for Cystic Fibrosis treatment

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Struggling to cover the cost of air travel to receive your medical care? Miracle Flights assists patients through free commercial […]

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CFTR Function and Cigarette Smoke

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Scientists are looking at how the CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator) potentiator, Ivacaftor, might be used in COPD, specifically […]

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(Cystic Fibrosis Diabetes) First FDA approved artificial pancreas and other 2016 Digital health highlights

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The “What We Learnt in Digital Health in 2016” article (by Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD) takes a look at the […]

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Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor longer trial on Heterozygous F508del Cystic Fibrosis Patients

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At the end of November, the results of a clinical trial of Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor, also known as Orkambi, in CF patients […]

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Think INSIDE the box for easier inhaled treatments – cystic fibrosis treatment

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It’s taken me a long time, but I finally have a ‘system’ that has made inhaled treatments easier to keep […]

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