Amy’s next installment in her Drug Development Wednesday column aims to provide some context to the current drug pricing debate. Why do medications seem to cost so much? Where does that price come from? What are patients actually liable to pay? Are the profit margins for biotechs really that much different than other industries? The...
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Lots of important information to start off your week, so pay attention! My Visit to CFF Believe it or not, prior to last Friday I had only ever been to a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation event once or twice in my life – a golf outing hosted by a family friend. It makes sense, we sort...
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I have to tell you… when I asked Darcy if she’d take over a guest column on my blog, I didn’t think this is the direction we’d be going, but alas here we are… talking about my farts. Gunnar is often asked questions along the lines of… what do you do about coughing in front...
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We skipped Monday Morning Thoughts last week (because… Labor Day, duh), but we’re back! It’s Monday, the NFL is off to a hell of a start, but we’ll get to that in a moment. Let’s begin with some cystic fibrosis stuff (after all this is a CF-focused blog). How Many CF Clinics Have You Been...
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Good morning lovely people of the Internet! We’ve had TWO, yes TWO, consecutive days of chilly morning weather, so it’s time for my yearly reminder…. GET THOSE FLU SHOTS Let’s get in gear and get those flu shots. Don’t be an asshole and skip out on them. The most vulnerable in our community DEPEND on...
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Yesterday I posted this selfie from my flight to Boston: A few things to note: Grown men do, in fact, take selfies My choice in surgical mask is a bit… unique Airplane cabins are not conducive to people over 6’0 I’ve since gotten a number of questions about the mask. Generally I use a mask...
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Amy is back with the 4th post in her Drug Development Wednesday series! I believe that one of the best kept secrets of CF drug development is the Therapeutics Development Network (TDN) – an entity I very rarely hear about in the CF community. What is the TDN? According to the American CFF, “The Cystic...
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