Living With Cystic Fibrosis

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15 Mars 202125min

Thirty thousand people in the United States have cystic fibrosis, and 5 percent of those people are African Americans.  At least that's what the statistics show.  Michele and Terry Wright believe (and...

8 Mars 202132min

The Middle East CF association (MECFA) is working to make lives better for people cystic fibrosis. Christine Noke is the co-founder and CEO of MECFA. The stories you will hear in this podcast are some...

24 Feb 202147min

CF Vests 4 life was started by Rod Spadinger and Mark Tremblay.  They're on their journey to becoming a 501(c)3.  They're doing great work helping people all over the world get the medical vests they ...

1 Feb 202144min

Podcast Episode: Dr. Samya Nasr – Changing the CF Landscape in Egypt and BeyondIn this powerful episode, we’re joined by Dr. Samya Nasr, Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at the University of Mic...

25 Jan 202136min

Dr. Maggie Naguib works at Cairo University in Egypt and is a Professor of Pediatrics.  She talks to Host Laura Bonnell in this podcast, along with Dr. Samya Nasr from the University of Michigan hospi...

25 Jan 202134min

Thirty-five-year-old Anas Mansour has 5-year-old twin boys with cystic fibrosis. He lives in Cairo, Egypt.  Mansour and his wife are trying to keep the boys as healthy as possible, but it is challengi...

25 Jan 202129min

Two doctors, (one who works in Egypt and one in the U.S.) talk about health inequities. In Egypt life expectancy for people with CF is 8 years old, it’s 50 years old in the U.S.  Why? Dr. Eman Fouda w...

25 Jan 202131min