Telavancin Promising Potential Treatment Option for MRSA in Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Responsible for several issues ranging from skin infections and sepsis to pneumonia and bloodstream infections, methicillin-resistant...


Committee approves 8 additional conditions for treatment with medical marijuana
A legislative committee approved eight additional conditions — six just for adults and two for adults and children — that will soon be...
MRSA Difficult to Eradicate, Even With Multimodal Antibiotics, CF Study Finds
Up to one month of treatment with inhaled vancomycin, the antibiotic of choice for treating most methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...


DarioHealth Chosen by Attain Health for Pilot Study to Improve Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes Mana
- Opportunity for DarioHealth to take early lead in deploying digital health solution for this unique form of diabetes common in people...


FDA Expands Kalydeco’s Approval to 1-year-old Toddlers with Cystic Fibrosis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kalydeco (ivacaftor) as the first-ever therapy to treat the underlying cause of...


Vertex Wins FDA Approval for Expanded Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTX) shares saw a handy gain on Thursday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the...


ELITechGroup Biomedical Systems, World Leader for Laboratory Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis, Launches
LOGAN, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 16, 2018--ELITechGroup Biomedical Systems (EBS), known for worldwide transformation and innovation of...
IRT Test
Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene, which results in thick mucus building up around organs and tissues. This is...


Orkambi Not Seen to Significantly Improve Blood Glucose Levels in CF Patients in Small Study
Analysis of blood glucose levels in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients being treated with Orkambi (ivacaftor/lumacaftor) shows that the...


New Lung Cell Type Linked to Cystic Fibrosis Emerges From Mouse, Human Cell Atlas Studies
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Two new studies that used single-cell RNA sequencing to profile tracheal or bronchial tissue from mice or humans...






































