Urine Marker Could Help in Screening for CF Lung Infections, Study Finds
Measuring levels of a molecule called lipoarabinomannan, or LAM, in a person’s urine could be an easier way of screening for airway...
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Hosts Key Opinion Leader Webinar on ARO-ENaC for Treatment of Cystic Fibro
PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) is hosting a key opinion leader webinar today at 12:00...
Smoking, Respiratory Issues, Older Age Raise Hospital Costs, Chinese Study Finds
Older age, smoking, and having other respiratory symptoms and conditions increase the hospitalization costs of people with...
The Multidisciplinary Team Improves Cystic Fibrosis Outcomes
CYSTIC FIBROSIS (CF) is an inherited autosomal recessive disease, and it affects approximately 30,000 Americans. Chronic, progressive,...
Drying Does Not Clear Nebulizers of NTM Bacteria, Study Finds
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), a type of infectious bacteria, is able to survive being dried for a full day, a study found,...
CHMP Gives Positive Opinion to Vertex’s Triple Combination Therapy Kaftrio
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion for Kaftrio (ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor) in...
Brensocatib prolongs time to first pulmonary exacerbation in patients with bronchiectasis
Treatment with brensocatib for 24 weeks significantly prolonged time to first pulmonary exacerbation in patients with non-cystic fibrosis...
New Combination of CFTR Mutations Found in Chinese Siblings With CF
A combination of two mutations, including one that had never been reported, were found in two Chinese siblings who developed a severe...
Second-hand Smoke Affects Metabolism in Infants and Children with CF, Study Finds
Exposure to second-hand smoke in infants and children with cystic fibrosis (CF) is linked to changes in levels of metabolites and...
Cystic Fibrosis and Herpes Are Not the Same Thing
I don’t have herpes. I need to clarify this. I don’t have herpes, or Hep C, or cancer, even though many seem to think I do. Although I...
