‘I’ve been so embarrassed about it’: Sam Faiers reveals she has secretly battled cystic acne for two years after flare-up when breastfeeding daughter Rosie By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 01:27 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 01:32 BST, 19 August 2020 Sam Faiers has spoken out about her secret battle with cystic acne. The … Read more
Dare we dream? Amid the flurry of tweets in response to our articles over the past fortnight that predicted the Government would soon strike a deal for a lifesaving cystic fibrosis drug, this simple sentence stood out. It summed up the hopes – and fears – of thousands of British families blighted by this horrible … Read more
‘I used to let a breakout debilitate me’: Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart reveals she was ‘ashamed’ of her cystic acne but is embracing her skin during lockdown By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 12:35 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 12:35 BST, 1 July 2020 Lili Reinhart has revealed how her battle with cystic acne shattered … Read more
It has been a little under ten months since Elliott Usher died, aged just 30 – a victim of the incurable genetic disease cystic fibrosis. Like so many others, he was taken far too young, another statistic in a grim toll that rises, week by week. But he was, of course, so much more. He was … Read more
When Nicole Adams says ‘it’s great to be alive’, it’s impossible not to smile. From just about anyone else, it would be a pleasant, if fairly unremarkable platitude. But coming from the 28-year-old Belfast native, it is simply joyous. For it’s no exaggeration to say that, just six months ago, Nicole’s life hung in the … Read more
A four-year-old with cystic fibrosis has received the Christmas gift of her dreams – a wonder drug for her crippling condition. Ayda Louden’s family, from Carlisle, Cumbria, spent years calling for NHS access to Orkambi. It was finally approved in October. The schoolgirl got her first delivery of the life-changing drug, which should extend her life … Read more
‘I’m a cystic fibrosis warrior, and I beat COVID-19.’ That’s what one six-year-old Tennessee boy said after beating the odds and making a full recovery from the novel coronavirus that has plagued the world. Joseph Bostrain suffers from cystic fibrosis, a disease that causes the body to produce thick and sticky mucus that can clog … Read more
‘I’m a cystic fibrosis warrior, and I beat COVID-19.’ That’s what one six-year-old Tennessee boy said after beating the odds and making a full recovery from the novel coronavirus that has plagued the world. Joseph Bostrain suffers from cystic fibrosis, a disease that causes the body to produce thick and sticky mucus that can clog … Read more
It’s been hailed as a wonder drug with the potential to extend the lives of thousands of people with cystic fibrosis. But patients across the UK still can’t get their hands on Orkambi – despite it being a year since Theresa May promised to take action. The drug, which slows lung deterioration, received its European … Read more