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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Enrollment Info Updated on Phase 3 Trial Assessing AeroVanc for MRSA Infection in CF Medical Marijuana ‘Can Help Everyone,’ Says Director at Maryland Cannabis Facility Research Partners Work to Simplify, Improve Assessment of Lungs for Transplant Enrollment Info Updated on Phase 3 Trial Assessing AeroVanc for MRSA Infection in CF Feb 08, 2019 07:00 am | Vijaya Iyer Enrollment for a Phase 3 clinical trial testing AeroVanc in patients with cystic fibrosis with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lung infections is expected to be completed in the third quarter of this year — between July and September. AeroVanc is an inhaled formulation of the antibiotic vancomycin hydrochloride being developed by Savara Pharmaceuticals for difficult-to-treat MRSA infections. These infections […] The post Enrollment Info Updated on Phase 3 Trial Assessing AeroVanc for MRSA Infection in CF appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Medical Marijuana ‘Can Help Everyone,’ Says Director at Maryland Cannabis Facility Feb 07, 2019 09:30 am | Larry Luxner Warning the reporter accompanying him not to take any pictures, veteran horticulturalist Michael Castleman punches an electronic code and unlocks the door to Room 209, nicknamed the “Mother Room.” Photography is indeed forbidden inside this living vault, which contains 20 phenotypes of cannabis plants thriving under the glare of 25 ceramic metal halide lamps for […] The post Medical Marijuana ‘Can Help Everyone,’ Says Director at Maryland Cannabis Facilityappeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Research Partners Work to Simplify, Improve Assessment of Lungs for Transplant Feb 07, 2019 07:00 am | Santiago Gisler SQI Diagnostics announced two new research agreements with research hospital University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, Canada, to simplify the assessment of lungs for transplant. By creating and licensing multiplexed protein assays and point-of-care diagnostic strategies, they intend to improve the health of donor organs so they can be transplanted safely to end-stage lung disease patients, including cystic […] The post Research Partners Work to Simplify, Improve Assessment of Lungs for Transplantappeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News My CF Symptoms Have Made Easy Bullying Targets Utah’s Somer Love Battles CF with Kindness and Strength Poor Diet Quality Linked to Body Fat Distribution in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis, Study Shows Group Publishes Guidelines for Home Oxygen Therapy Use in Children My Thoughts on Exercise and CF