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FDA Extends Trikafta Approval to Even Younger Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Patients ages 2 to 5 years now eligible for the triple therapy

Apr 27, 2023
FDA APPROVED elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (Trikafta) over a photo of a little girl on a couch using a nebulizer.
Not Diagnosed Sooner Because He Wasn't White

Presented with classic signs and symptoms, but still not tested

Apr 07, 2023
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It's Time to Pay Clinical Trial Participants More

Accelerating trial enrollment can catalyze access to much-needed medications

Feb 09, 2023
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Heart Failure Common in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Other frequent cardiac comorbidities included Afib and acute MI, real-world analysis shows

Oct 18, 2022
CHEST over a photo of Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee
Childhood Obesity and a Mother's Diet; Neurodegenerative Disease in Rugby Players

Also in TTHealthWatch: a new way to diagnose idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Oct 15, 2022
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Proning COVID Patients; Treating Aortic Stenosis; New Drug for Pulmonary Fibrosis

Also in TTHealthWatch: Changing guidelines for prediabetes and diabetes screening

May 21, 2022
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Three Drugs Better Than Two (or One) in Cystic Fibrosis

Another group of CF patients sees a win for triple therapy in phase III trial

Aug 25, 2021
A photo of the packaging of Trikafta (elexacaftor, tezacaftor, and ivacaftor)
Morning Break: Bullish on Fertility; CF Tearjerker; Purdue Gets Antidote Fast Track

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Mar 15, 2019
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Bespoke Babies to Prevent CF: Best Use Case or Ethical Bog?

Bioethicist and pediatrician debate cystic fibrosis gene-editing

Jan 28, 2019
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'It's Just Nuts': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes from MedPage Today's sources

Dec 21, 2018
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ATS Panel: U.S. Home Oxygen Delivery System Broken

CMS competitive bidding for durable medical equipment to blame, experts say

Dec 13, 2018
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Inhaled Hypertonic Saline Safe, Effective in Infants With CF

Study shows that randomized trials are feasible among those under 4 months

Nov 09, 2018
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I'm Drowning

A researcher-patient's plea for broader inclusion in cystic fibrosis trials

Oct 11, 2018
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PDE3/4 Inhibitor Yields Symptom Relief in COPD

Tested as standalone, but potential role seen as add-on therapy

Sep 18, 2018
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