cystic fibrosis

A new report on cystic fibrosis (CF) in England and Wales further supports evidence of the groundbreaking impact that Kalydeco (ivacaftor) has had on treating CF, and reinforces the Cystic Fibrosis Trust‘s urgency for the drug to be made available to the 44 patients with rare CF gene mutations in…

Cystic Fibrosis News Today is pleased to announce that Stephen Shannon, a student researcher currently earning his Ph.D. and a person with Cystic Fibrosis, will join the website’s editorial staff and publish a weekly column on his personal journey in living with the disease, as well as fresh insights…

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a nonprofit donor-supported organization and world leader in the search for a cystic fibrosis cure, recently issued guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. These guidelines were conceived by a committee of experts based on the available literature and clinical evidence reported.