At 55, and six years past a double-lung transplant, I sometimes catch myself marveling at how I’ve gotten this far with cystic fibrosis (CF). When I was a kid, nobody handed my family a map that stretched this far. Yet here I am, still learning how to live beyond…
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I used to measure my worth the way so many of us are brought up to do: by what I did and by how productive I was. Productivity is a conversation starter in most social circles. How much you’ve accomplished or how busy you are is celebrated like a badge…
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GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), medications commonly used for diabetes and weight loss, may improve lung function in adults with cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD), according to a small, exploratory study from Australia. After one year of treatment, patients given a GLP-1RA in addition to insulin, the standard CFRD treatment, had significant…
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I love my job and find the work that I do fulfilling. It’s cool to be a pharmacist. That said, a major issue in healthcare right now is caregiver burnout. Providing round-the-clock care to someone who is sick can be exhausting. Hospitals have all kinds of initiatives designed to…
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The next-generation triple-combination CFTR modulator Alyftrek can be safely given to children with cystic fibrosis (CF) as young as 2, according to results from a Phase 3 clinical trial. Findings from the trial also suggest that Alyftrek can improve CFTR activity in kids who switch from the first-generation…
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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has awarded University of Michigan researchers $900,000 over two years to advance new treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF) — including genetic therapies that could offer novel options for people who do not benefit from existing medicines. “There are many different mutations that cause CF and several types of…
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There is a version of me that exists only on paper: a list of diagnoses, a string of acronyms — CF, DIOS, CFRD, CKD3, DVT — that would mean nothing to a stranger and everything to the people who share them. At 55, I negotiate with…
Becoming educated and informed about cystic fibrosis is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your CF journey.
There is no cure for CF yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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