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A new study led by University of Liverpool researchers has confirmed that children with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the US have better lung function than UK children with the disease.
The study suggests that differences do not appear to be explained by early growth or nutrition, but could be linked to differences in the use of early treatments.
This long-term analysis follows a 2015 study comparing UK and CF populations in the year 2010, which first highlighted potential differences in lung function.
CF is a serious, multi-organ inherited disease characterised by pulmonary infections and progressively declining lung function. Most people with CF die prematurely from their disease through respiratory failure. In the 1960s, median survival in the UK was estimated to be below 10 years of age. In the decades since, outcomes have improved due to multidisciplinary care, nutritional support and new treatments, such that half of the babies born with CF in the UK and the US today c
The Northern Echo’s report on the man who climbed Everest Nick Talbot, originally of Hamsterley, in Teesdale, successfully reached the summit on his third attempt of the world’s highest mountain despite battling the life-shortening genetic condition. The then 40-year-old’s last attempt in 2015 was cut short by the earthquake that tragically devastated Base Camp, and his first attempt in 2014 was thwarted by an avalanche. Mr Talbot, who then lived in London, had already raised £79,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and was currently resting back at camp four before making his return to base camp. Cystic fibrosis is a life-shortening genetic condition, which causes the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, to become clogged with thick sticky mucus, resulting in chronic infections and inflammation of the lungs.