Cystic Fibrosis: More patients can have wonder drug - hope for hundreds
A WONDER drug that "almost cures" cystic fibrosis can be given to hundreds more English patients. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can a'Sweat Sticker' Improve Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis? Can a'Sweat Sticker' Improve Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis?
The technology may help clinicians monitor how patients respond to treatment and allow for sweat testing outside of clinical settings, researchers suggest.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - April 2, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
A simple sweat test for cystic fibrosis
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Source: ScienceNOW - April 1, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Czajka, C. Tags: twis Source Type: news
Soft " sweat stickers " may streamline diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in children
(American Association for the Advancement of Science) New " sweat stickers " may streamline the early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis by enabling scientists to easily gather and analyze sweat from the skin of infants and children. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 31, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Dutch medical AI company Thirona launches software for cystic fibrosis
The new algorithm allows for automated analysis of CT scans of patients with the condition. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 31, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: AI, Analytics, Predictive analytics, Data and Information Source Type: news
Liesbeth Stoeffler, 61, Runner Kept Going by Rare Lung Treatment, Dies
A machine that acted as an artificial lung kept her eligible for a transplant as she dealt with cystic fibrosis. She went on to compete again in marathons. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Richard Sandomir Tags: Cystic Fibrosis Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Ventilators (Medical) Lungs Running AllianceBernstein Holding LP Austria Manhattan (NYC) Stoeffler, Liesbeth (1959-2021) Transplants Source Type: news
Thirona launches AI algorithm for cystic fibrosis
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 25, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Therapy for most common cause of cystic fibrosis safe and effective in 6-11
(Ann& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) An international, open-label Phase 3 study, co-led by Susanna McColley, MD, from Ann& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, found that a regimen of three drugs (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) that targets the genetic cause of cystic fibrosis was safe and effective in 6-11-year-olds with at least one copy of F508del mutation in the CFTR gene, which is estimated to represent almost 90 percent of the cystic fibrosis population in the United States. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Singapore scientists develop novel gene editor to correct disease-causing mutations
(Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore) The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) has developed a CRISPR-based gene editor to correct mutations that cause genetic disorders. The C-to-G Base Editor (CGBE) by GIS advances the widely adopted CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable molecular surgery on the human genome. This invention opens up treatment options for approximately 40 per cent of single-base substitutions associated with human diseases - including cystic fibrosis, cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and neurological disorders. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 11, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Research reveals how bacteria defeat drugs that fight cystic fibrosis
(The University of Montana) University of Montana researchers and their partners have discovered a slimy strategy used by bacteria to defeat antibiotics and other drugs used to combat infections afflicting people with cystic fibrosis. The research was published Feb. 23, 2021 in the journal Cell Reports. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
How do patients with cystic fibrosis respond to COVID-19?
(Boston Children's Hospital) Based on clinical data, patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) don't appear to be especially susceptible to COVID-19, and when they do get infected, they don't seem to get sicker. But Ruobing (Ruby) Wang, MD, a physician-scientist in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital, cares for patients with CF and thinks there is more to the story. Thanks to a grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Dr. Wang will put her theories to the test. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
NIH Director Francis Collins Is Fighting This Coronavirus While Preparing for the Next One
In May 2020, Dr. Francis Collins, the longtime head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was called to the White House to meet with Jared Kushner, the then President’s son-in-law and adviser, and Dr. Deborah Birx, the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. A few weeks earlier, Congress had given the NIH $1.5 billion to try to speed up the process of developing new diagnostic tests for COVID-19, and the White House, which was dubious about increasing the rate of testing, wanted to know more about what the NIH was doing.
Collins is technically the boss of Dr. Anthony Fauci, but during the pandemic he ha...
Source: TIME: Health - February 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Belinda Luscombe Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature Magazine Source Type: news
Jamie Cary wins major CF award for her work as Certified Child Life Specialist at Upstate ’s Robert C. Schwartz Cystic Fibrosis Center
Cary was one of only two individuals nationwide to receive the Mary M. Kontos Care Champion Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) in October 2020. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - February 3, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
amie Cary wins major CF award for her work as Certified Child Life Specialist at Upstate ’s Robert C. Schwartz Cystic Fibrosis Center
Cary was one of only two individuals nationwide to receive the Mary M. Kontos Care Champion Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) in October 2020. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - February 2, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
Updated advice on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy and women who are breastfeeding, RCOG
The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to authorise Oxford University/AstraZeneca ' s COVID-19 vaccine for use. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has also published its latest advice for the priority groups to receive the Oxford University/AstraZeneca and the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines. This includes updated advice for pregnant and breastfeeding women who meet other criteria for priority vaccination.
The JCVI confirms that although the available data do not indicate any safety concern or harm to pregnancy, there is ins...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
