Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update

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How to Keep Your Growth Game Strong

Sep 11, 2020 09:00 am | Lara Govendo

September is Self-improvement Month. It’s a timely reminder to stay woke on my growth game. Stagnation is not an option for me. It often leads to complacency, which then leads to murdered dreams. With my new lease on life, I do not have the luxury of staying the same. Personal growth became a part of […]
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Activities Underway for Newborn Screening Awareness Month

Sep 11, 2020 07:00 am | Mary Chapman

As it does each September during Newborn Screening Awareness Month, Baby’s First Test is sharing information and stories that highlight efforts throughout the U.S. to bring attention to newborn testing. Baby’s First Test is a program of Expecting Health, an organization focused on pregnancy and newborn health. The program offers newborn screening (NBS) resources to help guide parents, […]
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Aridis, FDA Agree to Simplify AR-501 Trial Design Based on Positive Safety Data

Sep 10, 2020 07:00 am | Forest Ray

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to simplify Aridis Pharmaceuticals‘ planned Phase 2 trial of AR-501, an investigational inhaled treatment for chronic lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The decision was based on positive safety data from a Phase 1 trial in healthy adults. “The change to an adaptive style clinical trial […]
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