As of 2023, more than 17 percent identified as non-white. In Utah, patients like Livingston often work with Teresa Kreger RRT, a respiratory therapist who has been at the center for 30 years. “When ...

A new study from Epic Research, a health analytics firm based in Verona, Wisconsin, detected some encouraging news for those who suffer from cystic fibrosis (CF). In 2008, the average life expectancy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Discontinuing hypertonic saline or dornase alfa for 6 weeks did not appear to have a negative effect on ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common inherited metabolic disease in Europe. More than 8,000 people in Germany are affected ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with cystic fibrosis, lower preoperative BMI was linked to lower likelihood for BMI recovery within ...

Researchers have developed a simple urine test to measure the severity of the serious disease cystic fibrosis and assess the effect of new treatments. Researchers have developed a simple urine test to ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by a mutation of the CFTR gene. While there are many hundreds of known mutations, not all of them are currently treatable which means a significant number of CF patients ...

A Shrewsbury man with a debilitating condition whose life has been completely changed thanks to a wonder drug is running the London Marathon to raise money for more research.

Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who did not receive a lung transplant developed cardiovascular disease, kidney problems, and cancer at higher rates than those without CF. Those with CF who did ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects the lungs, digestive system and other organs. Babies are screened for it when they are born. Now, those living with the ...

Cystic fibrosis is a crippling disease, and anybody of any ethnicity can get it. But for Black people and people of color, it often gets overlooked or misdiagnosed. Rachel Alder has lived it for ...