Supportive therapy, like medications to help open the airways and heal infections, can help you live a healthier life and meet many of the challenges of this inherited respiratory condition. Share on ...

Non-respiratory symptoms including poor sleep, fatigue, pain, anxiety, and depressive symptoms were prevalent among adults with cystic fibrosis (AwCF) and persisted after 1 year of follow-up, based on ...

For decades, lung disease has been the most visible and life-threatening part of cystic fibrosis. People might picture chronic (long-term) cough, breathlessness, recurrent chest infections and oxygen ...

A Houston woman was 72 years old when she learned she'd had a rare disorder her entire life. How was that possible?

Meconium ileus can happen when a baby with cystic fibrosis can’t pass their first poop, called meconium. It’s a serious condition that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Treatment involves ...

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 ...