Pulmonary exacerbations are common among people with cystic fibrosis, yet little is known about best treatment practices. These guidelines were developed by consensus based on expert opinion and a review of the medical literature.
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These clinical care guidelines from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation provide recommendations on how best to care for adults with CF.
There's a lot of buzz around personalized medicine, but what does it really mean? In the first plenary at NACFC, John P. Clancy, M.D., outlined the history of personalized medicine, where we are now and what the future holds. Read on for a quick recap.
There have never been as many new CF drugs in development as there are today. In the second plenary at NACFC, Dr. George Retsch-Bogart outlined the progress we've made, the road ahead and the changes needed to make it all possible. Read on for my key takeaways.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation assembled a committee to evaluate research advances and revise guidelines for CF-associated liver disease.
These guidelines were developed by consensus based on expert opinion and a medical literature review to provide evidence-based recommendations for chronic medication use for lung health maintenance.
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a hypersensitivity lung disease that results from exposure to Aspergillus fumigatus and occurs primarily in people with asthma or with cystic fibrosis. These guidelines were developed via a consensus conference of experts in 2003.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has launched a new program that will fund 60 additional research coordinators to help speed the progress of CF clinical trials throughout its Therapeutics Development Network (TDN).
Last year -- just one week before my 12th birthday -- my doctor reached out to my family and asked me if I wanted to enroll in a clinical trial. Here's why I decided to say yes.
As people with cystic fibrosis live longer, there is a growing demand for physicians who are trained to address the unique medical needs of adults with CF and a need for greater participation from adult care programs in the