Using two new sensitive lung tests, researchers in Europe were able to identify subtle changes indicating worsening cystic fibrosis (CF) in people with the genetic disease — even when standard breathing assessments showed stable lung function. These tests — an oxygen-enhanced MRI and the multiple breath washout with Short…

When my late daughter, Jasmine, turned 15, I remember thinking how grown-up she’d become and how much of her world she managed on her own. As a single father, I always worried about getting things right, especially with something as complex as her cystic fibrosis (CF). But Jasmine had…

One year of treatment with Kaftrio lowered levels of certain immune cells implicated in inflammation, led to fewer pulmonary exacerbations, and reduced detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a real-world study found. The reductions in neutrophils and monocytes — types of white blood…

Music has always spoken to me. I don’t remember a version of myself that didn’t have a song for whatever I was feeling. Before I had words for grief, I had a melody that held it for me. Before I could explain fear to a doctor, or anger to my…

Dental problems, particularly untreated tooth cavities, are associated with poor lung health and reduced respiratory-related quality of life in young people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study suggests. Adolescents and young adults with CF who had more extensive untreated cavities had worse lung function and reported a larger impact…

Germs. I imagine them floating through the air, gravitating toward me because they know somehow that I’m immune-compromised. I picture them swirling around my face, getting sucked into my nostrils and pulled into my transplanted lungs, threatening my very existence. I’m pretty sure that’s also how it went when I…