Last week, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation launched a new initiative called “Path to a Cure.” A press release called…
Tré LaRosa
Tré LaRosa is a scientific project manager, patient advocate, and writer. He has cystic fibrosis (CF) and carries two copies of the F508del mutation. He's been on Trikafta since 2019. He writes about science, living with CF, grief, family, and everything in between in an effort to get you thinking about what it means to be human. He lives in Arlington, Virginia with his fiancée Jessica and their two wonderful, lazy dogs, Duncan and Leo. He enjoys playing sports, being outdoors, and reading — and especially buying more books.
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Articles by Tré LaRosa
Giving My Anxiety a Name
Lung function — typically measured by forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) — is the boogeyman for…
A few weeks ago, an article with the headline, “Vertex sinks on reports of deaths of patients taking cystic…
I dislike making other people feel uncomfortable. Turning a light-hearted conversation into a heavy one by referring to my sister’s…
Toward the end of my time in college, I faced an identity crisis. For more than seven years, I…
Every few months, I like to take breaks from social media. Sometimes these breaks are total, self-enforced social media blackouts.
This column was my first official writing gig. I started my blog almost three years ago, but my…
Last week, I was invited to speak to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to discuss my personal experiences with cystic fibrosis…
Few phenomena fascinate me more than human happiness. So often we get caught up in the idea that we would…
Climate change is an emergency facing humanity. As we continue to burn fossil fuels and release greenhouse gases, solar…