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Podcast: Living With Cystic Fibrosis
Episode: CF in Canada with Beth Vanstone
Description: Cystic Fibrosis awareness month continues with today's show. In this episode, Host Laura Bonnell is joined by frequent podcast collaborator Beth Vanstone. Â Beth, a Canadian talks about the state of health care in Canada.We start with a brief history of how CF drugs and treatments are approved in Canada, including Kalydeco, Orkambi, and Trikafta. Â The Canadian government was ready to install new regulations that would have had the unintended side effect of Trikafta not being available there.Many Americans assume that Canadian health care coverage is better. Â Beth gives us an honest look at the...