Six posts were made to the CFFC Facebook page during the week of 3/19-25/2023.
03/20/2023 – CF Can’t Stop Me From Running – A story of determination. Not just determination to excel at a chosen sport, but to beat the expectations associated with CF life.
03/21/2023 – Warmer climate may drive fungi to be more dangerous to our health – Are you tired of good news? As we seem to be gaining ground on bacteria and viruses, fungal infections may pose a greater risk. [The scariest thing? The reference to “The Last of Us.”]
03/22/2023 – How climate change and strange weather patterns affect my health – Some interesting observations on how the up and down weather patterns of this winter have influenced this blogger’s CF.
03/23/2023 – Mark You Calendar for the Kit Taylor Lecture – Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about nutrition. Once again, the program will be available virtually as well as in person.
03/24/2023 – How Antibiotics Took My Hearing – Are you likely to groan when the pharmaceutical ads get to the list of potential side effects? It’s more serious for individuals with chronic disease (like CF) who have to deal with the pros and cons of long-term antibiotic use.
03/25/2023 – Integrated structural biology provides new clues for cystic fibrosis treatment – Basic science once again provides guideposts for better CF treatments. Of course, basic science also uses language that makes more challenging reading.