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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Surge in Telemedicine One ‘Good’ Outcome from COVID-19 Crisis, Doctors Say Lung Clearance Index Best Judge of Nighttime Hypoxemia, Study Suggests Surge in Telemedicine One ‘Good’ Outcome from COVID-19 Crisis, Doctors Say Apr 27, 2020 10:30 am | Grace Frank While there are few silver linings to the cloud created by COVID-19, the pandemic that has killed tens of thousands, hobbled economies worldwide and drove millions to quarantine in their homes, one may be a new appreciation of telemedicine. “If something good could come out of this crisis, it’s that we would learn how valuable […] The post Surge in Telemedicine One ‘Good’ Outcome from COVID-19 Crisis, Doctors Say appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Lung Clearance Index Best Judge of Nighttime Hypoxemia, Study Suggests Apr 27, 2020 07:00 am | Marisa Wexler MS A measure called the lung clearance index (LCI) can predict low blood oxygen levels during sleep in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) better than conventional assessments of lung function, a study suggests. The study, “Lung clearance index evaluation in detecting nocturnal hypoxemia in cystic fibrosis patients: Toward a new diagnostic tool,” was published in the […] The post Lung Clearance Index Best Judge of Nighttime Hypoxemia, Study Suggests appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News NORD Opens COVID-19 Financial Aid Program for Rare Disease Community Recommendations Issued About Managing Chronic Disease in Children Use of Vertex’s Orkambi and Symdeko To Be Reimbursed in Switzerland Zikani Raises $7.5M to Support Work into Therapies for Nonsense Mutations I Wish I Was Sheltered in Place with Anyone but Me