Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a disease that people can be born with. While there is no cure, people with CF may live well into adulthood if they receive the appropriate treatment and medical monitoring.

Cystic fibrosis affects many parts of the body, but its effects on the lungs can be especially harmful. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic and progressive condition that causes the mucus in your lungs to be ...

Among pediatric and adult patients with cystic fibrosis, the average number of chronic respiratory therapies used fell after ...

Cystic fibrosis has long been defined in the public imagination as a disease of the lungs, marked by relentless infections and the daily struggle to breathe.Yet for thousands living with the condition ...

Clinically meaningful lung function activity, measured by ppFEV1 and LCI2.5, with follow-up through 1 year at dose selected for Phase 2 Durable CFTR transgene expression within target therapeutic ...

Anok Yai revealed she was diagnosed with a congenital lung defect that was overworking her heart and damaging her lungs. The 28-year-old sought medical help after developing a painful cough, ...

A 36-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax accompanied by acute chest pain and shortness of breath, an unusual occurrence, particularly ...

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...

Lung cancer is a form of cancer that starts in your lungs. You have the highest risk of this disease if you smoke. But you can still get it if you’ve avoided tobacco. In its early stages, lung cancer ...