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About the CF Foundation Country Music Duo Branch & Dean Become CF Foundation Ambassadors

Country music artists Steve Branch and Marlon Dean Scallan -- known as Branch & Dean -- have been named the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's newest CF ambassadors. In this role, they will spread awareness about CF and help advance the mission of the Foundation.

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About the CF Foundation | CFTR Modulators Discover Magazine: CF Foundation’s Novel Strategy Leads to Life-Changing Therapy

“For the first time in over a decade, a striking silence fills the Cheevers' barn-style home,” begins a story in the September issue of the science magazine Discover.

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About the CF Foundation | Public Policy | Research CF Advocate Provides Remarks about Kalydeco, FDA Review at Congressional Briefing

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation participated in a Congressional briefing hosted by Friends of Cancer Research on July 24 to educate members of the U.S. Senate about new processes developed by the FDA to speed the approval of breakthrough therapies.

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About the CF Foundation | Public Policy | Advocacy Rep. Jim McGovern is New Co-Chair of Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus

After more than six years of dedicated service as co-chair of the Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus, Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) has stepped down from the post as he assumes new responsibilities in the U.S. Senate. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) will replace Markey, joining Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) as co-chair of the Caucus.

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About the CF Foundation | Public Policy | Advocacy Teens Meet with Members of Congress to Raise Awareness About Cystic Fibrosis

After more than six years of dedicated service as co-chair of the Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus, Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) has stepped down from the post as he assumes new responsibilities in the U.S. Senate. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) will replace Markey, joining Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) as co-chair of the Caucus.

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About the CF Foundation | Lung Transplantation CF Foundation Comments on Child with CF Awaiting Lung Transplant

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has been carefully following the story of a 10-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis who has severe lung disease and has been on a pediatric lung transplant list for 18 months. Her family has organized an online petition and filed a lawsuit to help her receive an adult donor lung.

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About the CF Foundation | Public Policy | Insurance Members of Congress Express Concern about Proposed Changes to Social Security Disability Benefits

In an effort led by Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus co-chairs Representatives Edward Markey (D-MA) and Tom Marino (R-PA) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), 37 key members of Congress sent letters to the Social Security Administration (SSA) expressing their concern about a proposed rule that could make it more difficult for people with CF to receive disability benefits.

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