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UHSM Staff Offer Exercise Bikes for CF Physiotherapy

Thanks to a fundraising initiative organized by the staff members of the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (UHSM), patients at the facility who suffer from cystic fibrosis (CF) now have the possibility of improving their symptoms using state-of-the-art exercise equipment, with two new, modern exercise bikes…

Proteostasis Names Pulmonogist Po-Shun Lee to Lead CF Program

Drug developer Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc., which is currently studying protein homeostasis regulation as a treatment for orphan and neurodegenerative diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF), recently named Po-Shun Lee, MD as their new vice-president of clinical development. The pulmonary and critical care physician, who has been responsible for leading research programs on…

Tobramycin-Nebulizer Kitabis Pak FDA-Approved for Cystic Fibrosis

Virginia-based surgical and medical instrument manufacturer PulmoFlow, Inc. announced Tuesday, December 2 that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval of its New Drug Application for the Kitabis Pak. The drug is a co-packaging of tobramycin inhalation solution and the PARI LC PLUS® Reusable Nebulizer, which is the first…