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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: CF Mamas Discuss Pregnancy Health, Delivery, and Breastfeeding FDA Expands Kalydeco’s Approval to 1-year-old Toddlers with Cystic Fibrosis CF Mamas Discuss Pregnancy Health, Delivery, and Breastfeeding Aug 17, 2018 03:00 pm | Luisa Palazola We’re back this week with part two of our CF Mamas Interview Series, this time we’re discussing the impact of pregnancy on health, delivery, and breastfeeding! (Check out last week’s post.) Cystic fibrosis and pregnancy: Gillian Mocek: “As expected, my blood sugars were all over the place during pregnancy. I required more mealtime insulin and […] The post CF Mamas Discuss Pregnancy Health, Delivery, and Breastfeeding appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More FDA Expands Kalydeco’s Approval to 1-year-old Toddlers with Cystic Fibrosis Aug 17, 2018 05:26 am | Marta Figueiredo The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kalydeco (ivacaftor) as the first-ever therapy to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF) in 1-year-old toddlers, Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced. “Parents and physicians now have a medicine to treat the underlying cause of CF in patients as young as one year of age,” Reshma Kewalramani, MD, Vertex’s […] The post FDA Expands Kalydeco’s Approval to 1-year-old Toddlers with Cystic Fibrosis appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Recent News We Need to Allow Ourselves to Heal Stem Cell Transplant Into Airways Might Treat CF, Mouse Study Suggests Mutations in Genes Regulating Digestion Prevalent in CF Patients with Pancreatitis, Study Finds Identifying and Addressing 3 Barriers to Treatment Adherence CF Lung Transplant Candidates: It’s OK to Be Afraid