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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: New Test of Mucus Properties May Help with Coughing and Airway Clearance in CF Ultrasound Predicts Advanced Liver Disease in CF Patients, According to Clinical Trial Data New Test of Mucus Properties May Help with Coughing and Airway Clearance in CF Nov 16, 2018 09:00 am | Alice Melão A new test was able to assess various properties of the mucus that accumulates in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis and other pulmonary diseases, and may help to find treatments — or a combination of treatments — for CF patients that can make coughing a more viable way of clearing mucus from their […] The post New Test of Mucus Properties May Help with Coughing and Airway Clearance in CFappeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Ultrasound Predicts Advanced Liver Disease in CF Patients, According to Clinical Trial Data Nov 15, 2018 07:00 am | Santiago Gisler Ultrasound may predict liver disease in young cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, according to the results of a clinical trial. Researchers compared liver patterns from young CF patients, and found that those with non-uniform patterns on ultrasound are more likely to develop liver scar tissue. Results from the the Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease Network PUSH study […] The post Ultrasound Predicts Advanced Liver Disease in CF Patients, According to Clinical Trial Data appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News Rethinking Our Reactions to ‘Five Feet Apart’ Avycaz May Be Effective for Multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa Infections in CF Patients, Study Suggests In Defense of ‘Five Feet Apart’ — Sort of Inhaled Hypertonic Saline Eases CF Symptoms and Helps Infants Breathe Easier, Trial Finds Exciting Revelations from the NACFC 2018 Poster Sessions, Part 3