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July 31, 2017July 31, 2017

Synspira’s Therapy Candidate May Be a Game-Changer for Drug-Resistant Bacteria in CF

Blog, The Patient's Perspective - a Column by Reid D'Amico

Chronic pulmonary infections are a hallmark of lung disease in patients with cystic fibrosis. Due to the variability in bacteria that can colonize the lung and the specific antibiotic treatments ... Read more

May 8, 2017July 31, 2017

To Treat CF, Understand CF: A Talk with Novoclem Therapeutics

Blog, The Patient's Perspective - a Column by Reid D'Amico

Perhaps one of the most exciting parts of being both a patient and a scientist with CF is seeing just how quickly the field is growing. And fortunately, you don’t ... Read more

April 10, 2017July 31, 2017

Vertex Trial Results and the Importance of CFTR Therapeutic Diversity

Blog, The Patient's Perspective - a Column by Reid D'Amico

The CF community was delivered great news the other week: Vertex’s tezacaftor/ivacaftor combination treatment significantly increased lung function (ppFEV1) in patients 12 years or older with certain mutations of the CFTR ... Read more

January 4, 2017

‘Breathe’: A Short Film Highlighting Cystic Fibrosis

In 2015, Bradley Bjornstad shared a short film he made in 2011 with his wife Kari called Breathe: Battle with Cystic Fibrosis. The beautifully shot film features footage of Kari ... Read more

December 7, 2016

Approaching an Unpredictable Life with Practicality

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Editor’s Note: In his first post for Cystic Fibrosis News Today, Gunnar Esiason writes about his experiences in managing CF entirely on his own for the first time when he went ... Read more