Cystic fibrosis is a common, fatal genetic disease in which a gene causes the body to produce abnormally thick, sticky mucus. This affects mainly the lungs, causing severe breathing problems, and the ...

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

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Children aged 12 years and older with cystic fibrosis ...

New data shows three triple-combination regimens are "highly effective" for up to 90 percent of cystic fibrosis patients.In what medical researchers are calling a first but very important step for ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Dr. Michael W. Konstan is the new chairman of the pediatrics department at University Hospitals Case Medical Center’s Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and Case Western Reserve ...

The Division of Pulmonary Medicine within Saint Louis University's Department of Pediatrics cares for children with a variety of acquired and congenital respiratory disorders as well as sleep ...

As a parent, watching a child suffer from a respiratory disorder can be frightening and worrisome. Our respiratory specialists provide compassionate care for a wide-range of pediatric respiratory ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the indication for Symdeko (a combination of tezacaftor/ivacaftor) tablets for treatment of pediatric patients ages 6 years and older with cystic ...

Mohini Gunnett, M.D., First Year Fellow, Pediatric Pulmonology, was awarded the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1st/2nd year Clinical Fellowship Award, which began July 1, 2019 and runs through June 30, ...

New "sweat stickers" may streamline the early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis by enabling scientists to easily gather and analyze sweat from the skin of infants and children. The stickers matched the ...

Pediatric pulmonologists at Baylor College of Medicine specialize in acute and chronic breathing and lung conditions and diseases. Our faculty and fellows see patients with pulmonary disorders that ...