Seven posts were made to the CFFC Facebook page during the week of 11/3-9/2024.
11/03/2024 – New reports reveal realities of cystic fibrosis – UK’s Cystic Fibrosis Trust has published a group of reports that describe conditions of life with CF. The article describes each report and contains links to each report. They make interesting reading.
11/04/2024 – Changing Cystic Fibrosis Care, One Less Cough at a Time: Hannah’s Story – While the title may have you thinking about Trikafta, the key in this story is improved imaging technology.
11/05/2024 – Revolutionary high-speed 3D bioprinter hailed a game changer for drug discovery – More amazing science that could ultimately benefit the CF community. And it could resolve some ethical issues by eliminating testing in animal models.
11/06/2024 – “I told myself I had to be the strong one, but emotionally, I was struggling”: Men’s Mental Health Month – CF impacts the mental health of everyone involved, not just those who are diagnosed with CF.
11/07/2024 – High sugar, insulin may make airway leakier in cystic fibrosis – As treatment of lung disease has improved, researches are directing more attention to other aspects of CF, in this case, CF-related diabetes.
11/08/2024 – Living With Chronic Fatigue – Those living with CF are not exempt from health issues that affect the general population. As this blogger learned, fatigue may be attributed to CF but can persist despite effective CF treatments.
11/09/2024 – CF researcher wins award from American Pediatric Society for work – It is good to see the hard work done on behalf of the CF community get recognition.