The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is funding a new research project that aims to develop a cell-based strategy for rebuilding damaged airway tissue in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Do-Yeon Cho, MD, a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the University…

There are three F-words that describe a few of the changes I’ve experienced since having a double-lung transplant eight years ago. After living with cystic fibrosis (CF) lungs for 30 years, having new lungs has been a miracle. It hasn’t come without adjustments, though. The three areas most affected…

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…