A Scottish cystic fibrosis patient who wrote goodbye letters to her family before a revolutionary drug saved her life has ...

Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus can both cause a newborn to be unable to pass their first stool. Learn the different ...

A Clydebank cystic fibrosis patient who wrote goodbye letters to her family before a revolutionary drug saved her life has ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder that affects the exocrine glands, including those in the lungs and the digestive system. This causes thick mucus production in the airways ...

Cystic fibrosis changes the way chloride (salt) moves through the cells of your body. This causes the mucus (which should be thin and slippery) in various organs to become thick and sticky ...

The United States Cystic Fibrosis Foundation released the first guideline on ... CF is a genetic disorder that causes ...

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 ...

Newborn screening guidelines for cystic fibrosis recommend comprehensive genetic testing to ensure timely diagnosis across ...

Cysts, fibrosis, and tubular degeneration form the typical triad of pathologies leading to the gradual decline in kidney ...

The introduction of highly effective modulator (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) therapy improved the disease trajectory of cystic fibrosis (CF). However, its ...

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 ...