Bill will jump-start rebuilding of the antibiotics pipeline that is vital to stave off a looming pandemic.
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More than 60 teens from across the country — 25 of whom live with cystic fibrosis — participated online and on Capitol Hill in the Foundation’s Teen Advocacy Day to advocate for the CF community.
I felt so alone as a kid being gay and having CF — there weren’t any role models in the 80s and 90s that I could look up to. Eventually, I found people who understood what I was going through and that helped me feel good about who I was, and who I am today.
CEO pledge is part of the Foundation’s ongoing commitment to strengthen the organization and better serve all people with CF
Vertex’s copay assistance changes add an undue burden for people living with an already expensive, challenging lifelong disease.
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.
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.
More than 60 CF Foundation volunteers came together in Washington, D.C. to speak with their elected officials on behalf of friends and family members affected by the disease during March on the Hill, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's signature annual advocacy event.