Sara Cuevas Ocaña is a Cystic Fibrosis Trust-funded PhD student and part of the Epithelial Research Group at the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences at Newcastle University. She has been working hard to help beat cystic fibrosis, and was invited to present her work to MPs at the House of Parliament on Monday 13 March.
A YouGov poll commissioned for CF Week reveals four in five of the general public are unaware that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) cannot meet one another due to the risk of passing on potentially deadly bugs, while the prevalence of the CF gene and issues such as the burden of care are also little understood.
Thank you to everyone who turned the world yellow for our third annual Wear Yellow Day and shared a stunning #CFYelfie to raise awareness of cystic fibrosis.
Shorter days? Colder nights? That's right, it's well and truly winter. Poppy Penhaul Smith, who has cystic fibrosis (CF) and is moving to Austria, has given us 10 of her top tips for a healthy and happy winter, from staying active to banishing sickly partners to the spare room!
Recently we asked you to share your top tips for getting through the wintertime when you live with cystic fibrosis. Here, our Community Manager Emma shares some of your suggestions and a few of her own of how she has managed her cystic fibrosis (CF) during colder months and what things have helped her get through this time in the pandemic.
