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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Orkambi Helps to Promote Glucose Tolerance in CF Patients, Study Finds Help! Quarantine Is Making Me Less Compliant Estrogen in Birth Control Pills May Affect Bone Health of CF Patients Orkambi Helps to Promote Glucose Tolerance in CF Patients, Study Finds Apr 29, 2020 07:00 am | Marisa Wexler MS Orkambi (ivacaftor/lumacaftor) can improve glucose tolerance in people with cystic fibrosis, a small study in patients either at risk of or newly diagnosed with diabetes suggests. The study, “Effect of one-year lumacaftor–ivacaftor treatment on glucose tolerance abnormalities in cystic fibrosis patients,” was published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. Glucose intolerance is an umbrella term that […] The post Orkambi Helps to Promote Glucose Tolerance in CF Patients, Study Finds appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Help! Quarantine Is Making Me Less Compliant Apr 28, 2020 03:00 pm | Bailey Vincent Yesterday was Monday and I didn’t want it to be. The start of the week is often tough, but my aversion is misplaced. Mondays now aren’t that dissimilar from any other day, considering the world has all but shut down while sheltered in place. Mondays used to be busy for me. I’d wake up, home-school […] The post Help! Quarantine Is Making Me Less Compliant appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Estrogen in Birth Control Pills May Affect Bone Health of CF Patients Apr 28, 2020 07:00 am | Marisa Wexler MS Supplemental estrogen, most commonly taken for contraception, is associated with poorer bone mineral density in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a new study suggests. The study, “Oral ethinyl estradiol treatment in women with cystic fibrosis is associated with lower bone mineral density,” was published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology. Oral contraceptive pills containing […] The post Estrogen in Birth Control Pills May Affect Bone Health of CF Patients appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News Surge in Telemedicine One ‘Good’ Outcome from COVID-19 Crisis, Doctors Say Publisher’s Note: Industry Leaders Seek to Advance Innovative Resources for Rare, Orphan Disease Communities Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Lung Clearance Index Best Judge of Nighttime Hypoxemia, Study Suggests NORD Opens COVID-19 Financial Aid Program for Rare Disease Community Recommendations Issued About Managing Chronic Disease in Children