Researchers have been trying for decades to stop the cells that damage the lung in people with pulmonary fibrosis. Now a team ...

Adults with cystic fibrosis experience higher pain prevalence and severity compared to healthy controls, with significant unmet needs in pain management. New study highlights critical gaps in care.

When cystic fibrosis hits your lungs hard, hit back. Everything you need to know about getting your lungs back into shape is ...

An Iowa girl battling cystic fibrosis is getting her dream trip, thanks to Make-A-Wish Iowa. Make-A-Wish Iowa and Hy-Vee ...

Virtual choir program founder Ashley Ballou-Bonnema shares her selfless story on living with and advocating for a life with the chronic disease.

When I first started dating my husband, who has CF, it felt like diving straight into the deep end of the CF world. I was completely overwhelmed at first, but everything changed when I discovered a ...

In December, the FDA approved Vertex’s vanzacaftor, tezacaftor and deutivacaftor (Alyftrek) for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in patients with at least one F508del mutation or another ...

Eli Lilly is making a play for the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) market, offering Mediar Therapeutics $99 million in upfront and near-term payments for global rights to an asset that is ...

What is a cystic hygroma? A cystic hygroma — or lymphangioma — is a birth defect that appears as a sac-like structure with a thin wall that most commonly occurs in the head and neck area of an infant.

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When my son was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, I was taught everything I needed to know about CF…except how to navigate the anxiety he experiences. As he’s gotten older, I’ve struggled to know how to ...