A new study from Epic Research, a health analytics firm based in Verona, Wisconsin, detected some encouraging news for those who suffer from cystic fibrosis (CF). In 2008, the average life expectancy ...

These drugs helped dramatically improve patients’ quality of life and lung function, resulting in many living years beyond what had been previously expected. Patients with cystic fibrosis now have a ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that affects numerous systems of the body. It is a complicated disease that differs from person to person. An autosomal recessive disorder ...

Office was a generous word for the room in which Dr. Mike Welsh did lots of his research. Large closet fits better. Welsh was mostly alone, hunched over specialized microscopic equipment on a ...

A tiny antibody component could fundamentally transform the treatment of cystic fibrosis: For the first time, researchers ...

BOSTON — With the remarkable advances made in therapy over the past decade, many patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) can expect to survive into their 50s and even well beyond. But as patients with CF ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Roughly one in 10 adults with cystic fibrosis also had a diagnosis of heart failure, according to a real-world study of patient medical records reported here. Among the roughly ...

Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who did not receive a lung transplant developed cardiovascular disease, kidney problems, and cancer at higher rates than those without CF. Those with CF who did ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' business will suffer if other drugmakers launch competing cystic fibrosis drugs. Despite this threat, ...

The Baylor Medicine Maconda Brown O'Connor, Ph.D., Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center provides the highest quality care in a compassionate, patient-centered setting. Our center, which is accredited by the ...