I used to be the woman who could do it all. For more than 20 years — from my early 20s into my mid-40s — I worked as a nurse, initially on a cardiac telemetry unit, where I watched heart rhythms shift in real time to catch the small changes…

I used to think that I needed to wait until my health was perfect before I could do all the things I wanted to do. I’d say, “Once I get this surgery done … ,” or, “Once my lung function cooperates … ,” or, “When I feel better … ”…

Trikafta (elexacaftor, tezacaftor, and ivacaftor) may improve blood sugar control in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), including those with CF-related diabetes, or CFRD, a study showed. After about one year of treatment, patients with CFRD showed clinically meaningful reductions in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), a measure of average blood sugar…

Holidays used to sneak up on me. I’d barely notice the calendar flipping over to June. Maybe I’d see a sign in the grocery store or a rack of “World’s Best Dad” mugs by the checkout, but it never meant much. Father’s Day was just another Sunday. I was never…

Women with cystic fibrosis (CF) may experience worsening respiratory and digestive symptoms around their menstrual periods, even when taking CFTR modulators, according to a new U.S. study. Researchers found that symptoms such as coughing up mucus, bloating, stomach pain, and painful bowel movements tended to be worse during menstruation than…

I am a mother who has cystic fibrosis (CF). My daughter is 30, but she was 15 when my lung function started its long, uneven slide. She has spent more than half her life watching my body negotiate with CF. She has seen the hospital calls, the bad lab…