Cystic fibrosis wonder drug raises life expectancy of sufferers by 8 years
EXCLUSIVE: Championed by the Daily Express, it has hailed ‘amazing progress’ for the 11,300 living with the genetic condition. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Life transformed for five-year-old… all thanks to wonder cystic fibrosis drug
EXCLUSIVE: Last year mum Chloe Browne feared her five year-old’s cystic fibrosis was slowly destroying his health – but it’s all changed after taking wonder pill kaftrio. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Daily Express delivers cystic fibrosis petition demanding prescription exemption to No 10
Daily Express reporter Chris Riches led a delegation to Downing Street to deliver a petition demanding cystic fibrosis sufferers are exempted from paying for prescriptions – currently £9.35 per item. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Cystic fibrosis-sufferer, 13, feared to have DAYS left to live as drug giant fails to act
THE MOTHER of stricken 13-year-old Ayden Cochrane last night made a desperate appeal for drugs bosses to save her son’s life by giving him access to a wonder pill. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Plea for NHS to give grandson wonderdrug after HEARTBREAKING cystic fibrosis diagnosis
A COUPLE stricken by cystic fibrosis tragedy and the loss of two sons have pleaded with NHS chiefs to secure Orkambi – as their young grandchild now battles the cruel condition. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Cystic fibrosis drug scandal: It ‘gave us back our lives’
A CYSTIC fibrosis sufferer says she has “got her life back” after being treated with a drug at the centre of a funding dispute. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Cystic fibrosis treatment: How can you put a price on my little girl’s life?
WHEN the alarm goes at 5.30am every day I have to fight the instinct to hide under the duvet like a child and avoid starting the mammoth treatment regime that lies ahead for our five-year-old daughter Charlotte. Daily Express :: Health Feed
THOUSANDS with life-threatening cystic fibrosis will miss out on ‘breakthrough’ treatment
ALMOST 3,000 people with cystic fibrosis will miss out on a ‘breakthrough’ treatment after the health watchdog turned it down for use on the NHS. Daily Express :: Health Feed