Terry Wright was 54 when he finally understood why he'd been in pain most of his life. His diagnosis with cystic fibrosis, an inherited lung disease, explained the daily vomiting and stomach pain, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black/African American and Asian infants are often diagnosed with cystic fibrosis later than white infants. A ...

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is leading an awareness campaign that aims to reduce missed or delayed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis after newborn screening, especially in ...

May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. I talked to an expert -- Dr. Stephanie Duggins Davis, a pediatric pulmonologist, chair of the UNC Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief of UNC ...

At 50 years old, my health began to deteriorate in ways no one could explain. For nearly two decades, I searched for answers. It wasn’t until I was 69 that I finally learned the truth: I have cystic ...

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 ...

Researchers call for better newborn screens across the U.S. Cystic fibrosis is missed more often in newborn screenings for non-white than white babies, creating higher risk for irreversible lung ...

Cystic fibrosis is caused by genetic changes and is always present at birth. Although rare, cystic fibrosis isn’t diagnosed in some people who have mild symptoms until they’re adults. This is known as ...

Cystic fibrosis affects many parts of the body, but its effects on the lungs can be especially harmful. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic and progressive condition that causes the mucus in your lungs to be ...