Cystic fibrosis: “we are asking for Kaftrio to be extended to all responding patients”
Researchers have shown that Kaftrio has a beneficial effect in more than 50% of people with cystic fibrosis who do ...
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Cystic fibrosis: discovery of an avenue to reduce infections in patients
Australian scientists have discovered a mechanism that could reduce bacterial infections in patients with cystic fibrosis. THE ESSENTIAL Cystic fibrosis ...
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Cystic fibrosis: 8 patients will carry the Olympic flame
8 patients with cystic fibrosis will carry the Olympic flame during the games. An approach that makes sense. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Kaftrio: “What I can say is that it changed my life”
Ashraf is 16 years old. He suffers from cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that often appears at birth or in ...
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Marine Lrouille: “Thanks to treatment, cystic fibrosis patients can resume physical activity”
At the end of 2023, what are the possible treatments for children with cystic fibrosis? We talk about it with ...
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Kaftrio® triple therapy: “inequalities are widening among patients with cystic fibrosis”
Since the arrival of the new Kaftrio® triple therapy, “inequalities have widened among patients with cystic fibrosis”. THE ESSENTIAL 50.7% ...
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Cystic fibrosis: treatment for the disease extended to young children
The High Authority for Health has authorized early access to treatment for young children suffering from a specific cystic fibrosis ...
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Cystic fibrosis: the benefits of triple therapy
The combination of three drugs helps reduce inflammation of the lungs in people with cystic fibrosis. THE ESSENTIAL A combination ...
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Cystic fibrosis: “It took up a lot of space in my life and led to my social isolation”
Estelle has lived with cystic fibrosis since birth. She tells us how an innovative treatment transformed her quality of life. ...
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Shortage of drugs: “if I don’t have it, I die” warns a teenager with cystic fibrosis
With the context of drug shortages in France, it is more and more complicated to obtain treatment against cystic fibrosis, ...
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Cystic fibrosis: an edible mushroom as a new therapeutic avenue
French researchers recently observed that extracts of an edible mushroom could repair certain mutations linked to cystic fibrosis. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Cystic fibrosis: why are women more at risk than men?
Women have earlier and more severe forms of cystic fibrosis than men, as well as higher mortality. THE ESSENTIAL Research ...
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Cystic fibrosis: Kraftrio, an innovative treatment accessible to children in France
On December 18, François Braun, Minister of Health and Prevention, announced that Kaftrio, an innovative treatment against cystic fibrosis (a ...
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Kaftrio: 5 facts about this revolutionary drug against cystic fibrosis
The treatment of cystic fibrosis with Kaftrio, a drug available in France for 1 year, is an unprecedented advance. THE ...
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Cystic fibrosis: hydrating the airways would be effective in reducing the risk of bacterial infection
Swiss scientists have discovered that the presence of fluid in the airways of patients affected by cystic fibrosis helps restore ...
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Cystic fibrosis: a revolutionary new treatment
The combination of three drugs "could be a game-changer" for patients with cystic fibrosis, which is still incurable today. A ...
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Cystic fibrosis: HAS extends treatment to children under 12
A treatment against cystic fibrosis combining two drugs can now be administered to certain children aged 6 to 11 years ...
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Cystic fibrosis: two innovative treatments will be covered by National Health Insurance
The two drugs, Kaftrio and Symkevi, act on the causes of the disease: they make it possible to restore the ...
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Covid-19: age and 7 chronic diseases represent an increased risk of serious forms
A quasi-exhaustive French study on the first wave of the epidemic has identified 7 chronic diseases which, at least, double ...
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Gene therapy, a hope for serious illnesses
Gene therapy, which consists of introducing genetic material to "correct" a patient's cells, would make it possible to treat serious ...
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Tribute to Grégory Lemarchal: what is cystic fibrosis?
Thirteen years ago, singer Grégory Lemarchal died of a genetic disease affecting the respiratory tract, cystic fibrosis. What is cystic ...
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Cystic fibrosis: a combination of three molecules would be effective in treating the disease
The treatment would cure the most common form of cystic fibrosis. Two hundred children are born with cystic fibrosis each ...
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Cystic fibrosis: a new treatment authorized for young children
A new combination of cystic fibrosis drugs has been licensed for children two years and older. A phase 3 study ...
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Woman develops lung cancer after organ donation from heavy smoker
An unfortunate French woman with cystic fibrosis developed lung cancer due to a transplant of this same organ. Some are ...
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Cystic fibrosis: French patients deprived of a clinical trial that could have changed everything
The American laboratory Vertex Pharmaceuticals will ultimately not continue the clinical trials of a drug against cystic fibrosis in France, ...
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Innovation: garlic against chronic infections
An active sulfur compound found in garlic can be used to fight resistant bacteria in patients with chronic infections, according ...
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Cystic fibrosis: therapeutic avenues are multiplying
Although no current treatment can cure patients, research has opened up several serious therapeutic avenues. Cystic fibrosis is no longer ...
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Screen for diabetes with a sweat bracelet
It will soon be possible to detect and follow the evolution of cystic fibrosis, diabetes and other diseases thanks to ...
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Cystic fibrosis: an application supports patients
Developed with patients and their relatives, this application allows daily monitoring of the disease. It aims to give patients more ...
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Cystic fibrosis: treatment could nestle in starfish
The starfish contains a molecule that could be effective against cystic fibrosis. Ten years after its discovery by French researchers, ...
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