The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation would like to thank New York Giants placekicker Josh Brown and Tommy Bahama for their efforts in supporting the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis.
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The recipients of this year's Richard C. Talamo Distinguished Clinical Achievement Award, presented at the 2014 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, represent a successful collaboration between researchers and clinicians to bring about a significant advance in CF care and treatment. The award is one of the highest honors given by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Nine cystic fibrosis care centers were awarded the 2013 - 2014 Cystic Fibrosis Quality Care Award for outstanding service to people with CF and their families at the 28th annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference in Atlanta.
At this year's 28th North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, the CF Foundation's first Mary M. Kontos Care Champion Award was presented to two exemplary nurse coordinators.
The CF Foundation's venture philanthropy model, which resulted in this week's sale of royalty rights to CF treatments for $3.3 billion, was featured on The Diane Rehm Show on Nov. 20.
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).
It was the year of 1957 when Phyllis Kossoff, one of the earliest volunteers of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and mother of a child with CF, found herself standing before a room of women, asking for help.