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Registration now open for CF Foundation’s BreatheCon 2025

Registration is now open for BreatheCon 2025, an annual online event hosted by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation that aims to foster connections between adults with cystic fibrosis (CF). This year’s BreatheCon will take place Feb. 7-8. Registration and additional information about the virtual event is available on the…

ACT, therapy aiming at adjustment, seen to aid mental health with CF

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which helps people accept feelings and adjust behavior, was better than supportive psychotherapy for adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) facing mental health challenges, a small study found. In the trial (NCT04114227) sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and with sessions conducted online,…

Anxiety, depression in children with CF may ease with Trikafta

Treatment with Trikafta may help ease severe symptoms of anxiety and depression in children with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study in the U.S. suggests. The study, “Mental Health of Pediatric Patients with Cystic Fibrosis after 18 Months on Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor Therapy,” was published in Pediatric Pulmonology. The study’s researchers…