Cystic Fibrosis News

• ATS 2022 ATS 2022: Restoration in the Aftermath of COVID-19 Lessons learned from the pandemic will be a central theme of this year's meeting, held live for the first time since 2019.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022
• Youth Need Better Transition to Adult Care, Pediatricians Say Young adults, particularly those with complex healthcare needs, should have better care coordination through flexible age cutoffs and developmentally appropriate transitional stages.
  Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2022
• Elevated Eosinophils Linked to Respiratory Symptoms in Cystic Fibrosis Results suggest a stronger role for neutrophilic inflammation and a weaker role for eosinophilic inflammation in patients with CF.
  Medscape Medical News, April 21, 2022
• Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease Challenging to Treat NTM is most commonly found in Florida, California, Hawaii, and the Gulf Coast states, and its incidence appears to be increasing.
  Medscape Medical News, April 12, 2022
• Judge Sides With 12 Disabled Kids Seeking Masks in Schools These students' health conditions, which include cancer, cystic fibrosis, asthma, Down syndrome, lung conditions, and weakened immune systems, make them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.
  Associated Press, March 24, 2022
• Covid's 'Silver Lining': Research Breakthroughs Billions of dollars invested in mRNA vaccines and COVID research could yield healthcare dividends for decades to come.
  Kaiser Health News, March 17, 2022
• Azithromycin Doesn't Prevent Wheezing After Acute Infant RSV Azithromycin administered for severe early-life respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis did not prevent recurrent wheezing in affected children over the next 2-4 years.
  Medscape Medical News, March 02, 2022
• Can Phages Help Where Antibiotics Have Failed? Phages, long relegated to the fringes of infectious disease treatment, may overcome antibiotic resistance and help patients with no other options.
  Medscape Medical News, February 23, 2022
• Virginia Governor's Mask Order Prompts Dueling Lawsuits An executive order by Gov. Glenn Youngkin that allows parents to opt out of COVID-19 school mask mandates prompted dueling lawsuits Tuesday, one siding with Youngkin and the other challenging his order.
  Associated Press, February 02, 2022
• Hundreds of Prescription Drugs Have Higher Prices in 2022 The beginning of the new year is the most popular time for drug companies to increase prices, and more will likely come throughout January.
  WebMD Health News, January 04, 2022
• Triple Therapy Provides Robust and Durable Benefits in Cystic Fibrosis Triple combination therapy with elexacaftor, ivacaftor, and tezacaftor has advantages over tezacaftor plus ivacaftor in people with cystic fibrosis, according to results of a phase 3b trial.
  Reuters Health Information, December 30, 2021
• Genomic Screening of Healthy Newborns Gets More Popular Will widespread newborn screening give parents more qualms than comfort? Researchers investigating this question have some early answers.
  WebMD Health News, December 02, 2021
• Drugs for Symptom Control Add Cost Burden to Patients With Cancer Commonly prescribed medications used to manage cancer-associated symptoms can inflict a significant financial burden.
  Medscape Medical News, October 05, 2021
• CDC Reports Burkholderia cepacia and B pseudomallei Outbreaks The B cepacia infections were linked to contaminated ultrasound gel. The source of the B pseudomallei infections is unknown, but two of the four patients have died.
  Medscape Medical News, August 12, 2021
• Vertex Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Gets US Approval for Use in 6- to 11-Year-Olds Vertex Pharmaceuticals said on Wednesday the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of its cocktail therapy, Trikafta, to treat cystic fibrosis in children aged between 6 to 11.
  Reuters Health Information, June 09, 2021
• Woman Donates Kidney to Hubby's Ex-Wife Days After Wedding "When somebody needs an organ, if they don’t get it, they're probably not going to make it. I know it's something that you do quickly."
  Associated Press, June 02, 2021
• CRISPR and the End of Genetic Diseases The promise and perils of a life-changing gene splicer.
  WebMD Health News, May 18, 2021
• An Unorthodox Allergy Clinic Seeks to Disrupt Medicine The SoCal Food Allergy Institute claims stunning results, but absent published research, some experts are skeptical.
  Undark, April 28, 2021
• Can a 'Sweat Sticker' Improve Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis? The technology may help clinicians monitor how patients respond to treatment and allow for sweat testing outside of clinical settings, researchers suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, April 01, 2021
• CDC Adds New Medical Conditions to COVID-19 High-Risk List Type 1 diabetes, liver disease, HIV, moderate asthma, overweight, and a number of neurologic conditions are now included, as some states proceed to open up vaccine availability to all adults.
  Medscape Medical News, March 31, 2021