1999 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Cystic Fibrosis-Related Mortality
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cystic fibrosis (CF)-related mortality rates declined and the median age of death among CF decedents increased in the United States from 1999 to 2020, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in Scientif…
Learn MoreDrinking Water Quality Tied to Lung Infections in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Naturally occurring and anthropogenic water-quality constituents may heighten the risk for nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease in people with cystic fibrosis, according to a study published in…
Learn MoreDelays in Cystic Fibrosis Care Tied to Persistent Impairment in Growth
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Delays in infant care for cystic fibrosis (CF) are associated with differences in growth parameters that persist through childhood, according to a study published online July 3 in The Journal of Pediatrics.S…
Learn MoreCon frecuencia, las pruebas de la fibrosis quística pasan por alto a los bebés negros e hispanos
LUNES, 31 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque el diagnóstico temprano de la fibrosis quística puede prevenir el daño permanente en los pulmones, las pruebas de detección en los recién nacidos con frecuencia solo buscan mutaciones genéticas q…
Learn MoreNewborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis Less Accurate in Minorities
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) variant panels have lower detection rates when used for newborn screening (NBS) in racial and ethnic-minority groups, according to a study published …
Learn MoreCystic Fibrosis Screening Often Misses Black, Hispanic Babies
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) – While early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis can prevent permanent lung damage, newborn screening often looks only for genetic mutations more common in white people than those found in people of color, a new study …
Learn MoreLos complementos vitamínicos podrían ayudar a las personas con fibrosis quística
LUNES, 3 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Más de 160,000 personas alrededor del mundo tienen fibrosis quística, y los complementos de las vitaminas C y E podrían ayudar a reducir la dañina inflamación en sus pulmones, según una investigación rec…
Learn MoreVitamin Supplements May Help People With Cystic Fibrosis
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 160,000 people around the world have cystic fibrosis, and supplementing with vitamins C and E could help reduce the damaging inflammation in their lungs, according to new research.”Cystic fibrosis is …
Learn MoreLa raza tiene un rol en qué tan pronto los bebés con fibrosis quística reciben atención
MIÉRCOLES, 3 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los bebés blancos parecen recibir citas diagnósticas para la fibrosis quística antes que los bebés de varias razas y etnias más, muestra una nueva investigación.Esto puede resultar en desigualdades en…
Learn MoreRacial, Ethnic-Minority Infants Older at First Cystic Fibrosis Evaluation
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) from racial and ethnic-minority groups have an older median age at first event (AFE: age at sweat test, encounter, and/or care episode), according to a study published onl…
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