Cystic Fibrosis Stories
- New research has found that Canadian cystic fibrosis patients outlive their American counterparts by an average of 10 years, and identifies three possible causes for this difference in life expectancy.
- A breakthrough new device can tell you what disease is making you sick or waiting to strike, including cancers, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis and kidney disease.
- An in-depth investigation of what causes genetic mutations and what effect they can have on our health and appearance.
- Scientists find 13 “superheroes” — adults who remain healthy though they carry gene mutations linked to severe childhood diseases.
- How could biological markers get someone kicked out of school?
- A dad from Sydney, Australia, is choosing an epic route to raise money for his daughter’s disease — cystic fibrosis.
- Cystic fibrosis patients are living longer than ever before, and that means health care systems need to adapt to the future influx of adults with the condition.
- Fourteen-year-old Valentina Maureira has pleaded with President Michelle Bachelet and the rest of the Chilean government to let her die in peace.
- Researchers believe cystic fibrosis should be considered two diseases, one that affects multiple organs including the lungs, and one that doesn't affect the lungs at all.
- Sarah Murnaghan was scheduled for another surgery this afternoon, as her paralyzed diaphragm didn't allow her to fully expand her transplanted lungs.
- After a highly publicized campaign to receive a lung transplant from an adult donor, 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan's surgery was successful on Wednesday afternoon.
- Ten-year-old Sarah Murnaghan has been approved for a lung transplant after a controversial law kept her from being put on the donor list until she turned 12.