It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A Scottish cystic fibrosis patient who wrote goodbye letters to her family before a revolutionary drug saved her life has turned her ordeal ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) is a biotechnology company focusing on developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis ... it covers 31 additional rare ...

For decades, cystic fibrosis has remained a relentless, life-limiting disease. But now, the future of cystic fibrosis care could be shifting from symptom management to something far more revolutionary ...

Over the past 25 years, the average lifespan of those living with cystic fibrosis has increased from 33 to 61 years. And it's growing, said Jolly Johnson, senior director of development for the ...

-Approximately 4,000 people living with CF in the European Union are newly eligible for a medicine that treats the underlying cause of their disease for the first time- LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 7 ...

LONDON - The European Commission has approved a label expansion for Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:VRTX) cystic fibrosis medication, KAFTRIO® (ivacaftor ...

Approximately 4,000 people living with CF in the European Union are newly eligible for a medicine that treats the underlying cause of their disease for the first time- “We have been working for years ...

3Molecular Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. 4Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 5Department of Biochemistry University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada ...

States screen for cystic fibrosis (CF) but with significant variation among their screening algorithms. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation group conducted a systematic review, leading to seven ...

Different health awareness campaigns take place in the United States each month. They aim to raise awareness of various health conditions, ranging from National Blood Donor Month in January to ...

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