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Huge strides have been made in the treatment and management of cystic fibrosis (CF) in the past several decades. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), in 1962 the predicted median survival for cystic fibrosis patients was about 10 years, with few surviving into their teenage years. By the…

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CF Foundation) honored professionals in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area for their business, community leadership, and philanthropy work at its Sixth Annual STANDOUT Awards banquet, with proceeds from the 2015 event going to further the Foundation’s research, care, and educational programs for cystic fibrosis (CF). A banquet highlight was the…

An innovative research center providing tailored physical activity and exercise regimens for young people with cystic fibrosis (CF) has been launched with support for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The center will benefit from the skills of an international team of specialists, led by Professor Craig Williams and Dr. Alan Barker from the University of Exeter, U.K.,…

Better ways of treating chronic lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are likely to result from scientific advances in the understanding of how Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria evolve and adapt during infections, according to a recently published review from the University of Liverpool, working in collaboration with the University of York. The review appeared in…

Savara Pharmaceuticals recently announced that it has closed a $20 million Series C financing round, which will be used to advance a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of AeroVanc (vancomycin hydrochloride inhalation powder), the first dry powder inhaled antibiotic being developed for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lung infection in cystic fibrosis…

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  recently announced that 18 nonprofit groups were chosen to receive Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Circle of Care grants for 2016, totaling nearly $1 million. The award, now in its second year, is given to medical, academic, patient, and community organizations aiding the cystic fibrosis (CF) community. Despite recent…

As part of the annual “March on the Hill” event in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Texas volunteers joined other advocates from across the U.S. to present Rep. Lloyd Doggett with the Legislative Champion Award for his efforts on behalf of the cystic fibrosis (CF) community. Congressman Doggett,…

The era of classic stethoscopes might soon come to an end, opening the way for digital substitutes — like the one scientists created and linked to a computer program, enabling it to recognize and analyze lung sounds necessary to diagnose and investigate diseases such as cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The…

Many people make a bucket list, a wish list of “musts” to see and do before they die. But how many are tucked away in a drawer, and left forgotten? Meet Sandi Alvaro, a young West Virginian who has lived with cystic fibrosis (CF) her entire life and is out…

Austin, Texas-based International Biophysics Corporation, maker of AffloVest — a completely self-contained, battery operated, portable high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) device for bringing critical therapy to people struggling with cystic fibrosis (CF), bronchiectasis, and other respiratory diseases — is joining several major U.S.