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June 2017

Sweat Chloride Should Be the First-Line CF Test, but Often Isn’t
 Sweat Chloride Should Be the First-Line CF Test, but Often Isn’t 150 150 Jeb Phillips
By: Jeb Phillips

A study finds that CFTR mutation analysis is being ordered before (or without) sweat chloride in some cases, potentially leading to missed diagnoses, increased patient anxiety and unnecessary costs. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is clear in its diagnostic guidelines: sweat chloride needs to be the first test ordered after a positive newborn screening for cystic…

Needle-free Immunization Prevents Experimental Otitis Media
 Needle-free Immunization Prevents Experimental Otitis Media 1024 575 Tiasha Letostak, PhD
By: Tiasha Letostak, PhD
Close up, color image of someone extending a gloved hand with a small patch face up on their pointer finger that resembles a circular adhesive bandage that has a smaller, blue square patch on its center

The first data to demonstrate the efficacy of a simple, needle-free vaccine delivery system for middle ear infections. Otitis media (OM), or middle ear infection, accounts for approximately 30 million doctor visits a year in the U.S. The pathogen nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) causes the majority of cases of ear infection, including chronic OM, recurrent OM, and…

Inside the Good Manufacturing Production Facility
 Inside the Good Manufacturing Production Facility 1024 575 Tiasha Letostak, PhD
By: Tiasha Letostak, PhD

By removing a barrier to access – production of pharmaceutical products for clinical trial – the team at the GMP facility is bringing more treatments to rare diseases. A newly designed, 7,500 square foot clean room suite with multi-use viral vector and cell therapy capabilities is expediting the bench-to-bedside process of bringing life-saving treatments to…