Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cystic fibrosis screening varies widely from state to state. Testing for only a small number of gene variants ...

Cystic fibrosis is missed more often in newborn screenings for non-white than white babies, creating higher risk for irreversible lung damage and other serious outcomes in Black, Hispanic, Asian, ...

States screen for cystic fibrosis (CF) but with significant variation among their screening algorithms. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation group conducted a systematic review, leading to seven ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the U.S., newborn screening programs for cystic fibrosis were associated with improved nutritional status up ...

Twenty years ago, cystic fibrosis wasn’t a household term for me. Today, cystic fibrosis — a genetic disorder that causes a buildup of thick, sticky mucus that can damage organs, especially the lungs ...

The United States Cystic Fibrosis Foundation released the first guideline on newborn screening for cystic fibrosis (CF), in order to improve timely detection of CF in infants from all racial and ...

All states should adopt updated screening protocols so more newborns with cystic fibrosis can be diagnosed in the first weeks of life, when interventions can have the greatest benefit, according to ...

VIENNA — Advances in genetic testing and newly discovered biomarkers can help screen newborns and monitor inflammation and pulmonary exacerbations in patients diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. At the ...

All states should adopt updated screening protocols so more newborns with cystic fibrosis can be diagnosed in the first weeks of life, when interventions can have the greatest benefit, according to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­– Cystic fibrosis is a genetic, progressive disease that causes persistent lung infections and impacts the most basic physical processes. While recent breakthroughs have significantly ...