When my daughter was first diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, the misinformation I found online only deepened my fears. But thanks to the guidance and compassion of our care team, I’ve realized life with ...

The weight gain I experienced after starting Trikafta caught me off guard and led to disordered eating patterns I’m now learning to heal from.

After undergoing an emergency double-lung transplant, I was heartbroken to learn that getting pregnant would no longer be a viable option for me. That moment marked the beginning of our ongoing ...

I joined my local EMS squad to give back to my community, and that experience led me to pursue a career in medical assisting. Through anxiety, the pandemic, and personal challenges, I’ve stayed ...

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recently announced that there are almost 40,000 people living with CF in the United States. Not only are there more of us with CF, but we are now living longer. Based on ...

Trikafta® has done wonders for my health but not my waistline. I was relieved to find out, however, that I wasn't alone in my concern about my sudden weight gain and that bringing the topic up to my ...

Nosis Bio, an inaugural winner of the Foundation’s Golden Ticket Competition, receives funding to further explore design of novel ligands, which are specialized molecules that could help more precise ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of lumacaftor/ivacaftor (Orkambi®) today for children with cystic fibrosis ages 2 to 5 who have two copies of the F508del mutation. The U.S. Food ...

Melissa Jones: Sometimes you don't even realize you had your “person” all along. I would say this was the case with my twin sister and me. We lovingly refer to each other as “twinnies.” Being a ...

Food insecurity is a long-standing problem in America. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), food-insecure households are those with “limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” ...