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Health Questions: Inhaled Medication

A clear reminder of the recommended order to optimize the effectiveness of inhaled treatments and medications for people living with cystic fibrosis, from bronchodilators to antibiotics.

November 5, 2018
Cystic fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis: From Top to Top

The Fall 2024 issue of Santé Vous Bien highlights the inspiring journeys of people living with cystic fibrosis, from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to lung transplantation, sports, literature, and research to show that CF does not set limits to the heights that can be reached.

September 26, 2024
Interviews and testimonies

Life

An intimate and poetic text on the vertigo of life after a lung transplant, between gratitude, loss of bearings and the search for meaning.

January 27, 2022
Interviews and testimonies

Testimonial: a complicated life

A moving testimony of a man suffering from cystic fibrosis, diagnosed late, transplanted lungs, and lucidly recounting the challenges, losses and hopes that marked his life.

February 1, 2023
Research

Antibiotic resistance and Pseudomonas virulence: two sides of the same coin

In people with cystic fibrosis, some resistance to antibiotics caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa may paradoxically increase bacterial virulence, complicating lung infections and opening the way to new therapeutic approaches.

February 21, 2022
Interviews and testimonies

Interview: Adopting a child when you are CF and single

Pierre-Alexandre Tremblay shares his inspiring journey as a single man living with cystic fibrosis, lung transplant recipient, who chose adoption as a path to parenthood and testifies to the challenges, emotions and learnings related to this life project.

January 11, 2022
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We've come a long way, but there's still work to do

On the occasion of National Organ Donor Week, Transplant Québec and a transplant recipient recall that, despite major advances, organ donation remains essential to save more lives.

May 25, 2018
Research

Pre-transplant nutritional status: a new study

A study shows that BMI and pre-transplant nutritional support do not have a significant impact on short-term post-transplant outcomes in people with cystic fibrosis.

July 11, 2017
Research

Cystic Fibrosis Research: Major Advances and Persistent Challenges in 2015

A review of the scientific advances presented in 2015 highlights the progress of therapies targeting CFTR, in particular Orkambi, while highlighting the challenges related to their effectiveness, accessibility and cost.

January 27, 2016

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