Expert organisers, problem-solvers, communicators… people with CF have many skills that are valuable to employers. We chat to Jane and Charlotte about how CF has shaped their careers and the transferable strengths they bring.
With the summer holidays in full swing, we wanted to talk travel and CF. Taking a holiday can require a lot of planning when you or your child have cystic fibrosis. Adequate insurance can be expensive and taking a suitcase full of medication into another country needs to be carefully organised. We recently asked our community to share their top tips that help them travel with ease.
The aim of this study is to find the safest and most effective treatments for Mycobacterium abscessus (also called M. abscessus) infection in people with CF and non-CF bronchiectasis. There are two groups in this study: an observation group and a treatment group. The observation group will consist of people who either: have only had an M. abscessus infection once or do not currently have signs of M. abscessus infection and are not currently on a treatment for M. abscessus infection. The treatment group will consist of people who have a confirmed M. abscessus infection. Participants in the observation group...
The Timms Review is looking for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions like cystic fibrosis (CF) to help shape its recommendations for the future of PIP.
For people affected by CF, being neurodivergent may mean processing and experiencing CF differently. That could be someone with CF, or a parent or carer of someone with CF.