The treatment has the potential to prevent Aspergillus fungal infections in people who have had a lung transplant.
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Bill will jump-start rebuilding of the antibiotics pipeline that is vital to stave off a looming pandemic.
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.
The Foundation and Bakar Labs will support AVECRIS Pte Ltd and Nosis Biological Sciences as they pursue genetic therapies for cystic fibrosis with their novel technologies.
This year’s awardees showcase the diversity of journeys in the cystic fibrosis community.
Today, there are close to 40,000 people in the United States with CF due in large part to more people living longer into adulthood, signaling a shift in what it means to live with CF in the modern era.
The cystic fibrosis care model is evolving to support people living longer with CF and their increasingly diverse health needs. Catalyzed by the approval of Trikafta® and the COVID-19 pandemic, this adaptive and personalized care model encompasses novel ways to connect clinicians and patients.
CEO pledge is part of the Foundation’s ongoing commitment to strengthen the organization and better serve all people with CF
Orkambi® is now approved for use in children with cystic fibrosis ages 1-2 years who have two F508del mutations. This is the only modulator available to very young children with these mutations.
Vertex’s copay assistance changes add an undue burden for people living with an already expensive, challenging lifelong disease.