A cystic fibrosis vest is a therapeutic tool. When worn, it provides compressions similar to manual chest percussions. Wearing the vest can help loosen sticky secretions so that a person can more ...
Supportive therapy, like medications to help open the airways and heal infections, can help you live a healthier life and meet many of the challenges of this inherited respiratory condition. Share on ...
Breathing disorders are common in the U.S. with conditions like COPD affecting some 7% of the population and asthma affecting another 10%. Digestive conditions like GERD, acid reflux, Celiac disease ...
NEW YORK - You may have heard of cystic fibrosis, but many people don't understand what it really is. That's why those living with the disease are making it their mission this month to shine a ...
May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. I talked to an expert -- Dr. Stephanie Duggins Davis, a pediatric pulmonologist, chair of the UNC Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief of UNC ...
NETWORK. CYSTIC FIBROSIS IS A DISEASE THAT IMPACTS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HERE IN THE U.S. ONE FOUNDATION BRINGING AWARENESS OF THE DISEASE THROUGHOUT THE METRO. JOINING ME TODAY IS SHELBY AND RACHEL.
Cystic fibrosis could affect anyone, of any ethnicity. But many medical professionals are still incorrectly taught that CF is a white disease. For decades, it has been overlooked in people of color -- ...