For people with cystic fibrosis (CF), key barriers to getting specialty care include concerns about addiction and affordability, according to a new survey of clinicians. In fact, more than one-third of respondents cited difficulties for CF patients in accessing specialists and issues with insurance and treatment costs. “In this…
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For people with cystic fibrosis (CF) taking Pulmozyme (dornase alfa), adding treatment with hypertonic saline — or HS for short — did not significantly improve lung function or reduce the risk of exacerbations compared with the approved therapy alone, a new study indicates. The findings showed that…
Kaftrio (elexacaftor, tezacaftor, and ivacaftor) safely and effectively eases structural lung damage and improves lung function and the quality of life for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have advanced lung disease. That’s according to data from a compassionate use program in the Netherlands that let patients with severely…
Men with cystic fibrosis (CF) saw greater reductions in lung symptom exacerbations after starting treatment with Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) than their female counterparts, according to a recent study. Changes in nutritional status, lung infections, and lung function were similar between the sexes. The findings overall suggest that high-efficacy therapies…
Due to cross-infection risk, CF isolates those who have it from others in their tribe, columnist Jennifer Chamberlain writes.
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