Associate Professor Bell said that while ivacaftor was only being used to treat CF patients with a particular gene mutation, it also provided hope for patients with more common mutations.

Proceeds from the Cassidy necklace go towards Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Canada. It’s not the first time Cassidy has raised money for the organization. Cassidy was diagnosed with CF when she was four ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and their families in Ireland have been given hope following the revelation that a woman with the condition here was diagnosed for the first time at the age of 76.