Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that causes a buildup of mucus in organs throughout the body. Stool, or feces, can indicate how your gastrointestinal tract is functioning and whether ...

Cystic fibrosis remains an incurable genetic disorder which impairs lung function and significantly reduces life expectancy. A new combination drug therapy which addresses the disorder's underlying ...

Care for patients with cystic fibrosis has undergone transformative changes over the past decade and serves as an example of how an understanding of the functional consequences of a genetic disease ...

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited illness that can be screened for during pregnancy. The test determines whether you have any altered genes that you can pass on to your child. Having the information can ...

Over the past three decades, meaningful progress has been made in the research and understanding of cystic fibrosis (CF). 1 ...

Alyftrek (vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor) is a combination medicine approved by the FDA in 2024. Alyftrek is approved to treat people ages 6 and older who have ...

It is currently not possible to cure cystic fibrosis. However, medications and airway clearance techniques can help a person manage the condition. In severe cases, a doctor may recommend a lung ...

When Neil Sweezey started working as a clinician in the 1980s, he began to spot a strange pattern in his patients with cystic fibrosis. Girls with the genetic disease seemed to be coming into hospital ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Close to 2,000 people in West Virginia and Ohio were living with Cystic Fibrosis in 2023, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s patient registry. According to a ...

For a person to develop cystic fibrosis, both their parents must carry the gene mutation. As such, the condition is not contagious. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic condition that causes a buildup of ...