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 ...

The Cystic Fibrosis care team has developed an integrated practice unit where multiple and multidisciplinary providers can evaluate patients during a single clinic visit and deliver state-of-the-art ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In May, the cystic fibrosis community recognizes Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. The Healio Editors have ...

Even through the virtual setting, research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing faculty continues to receive national recognition. At the North American Cystic Fibrosis ...

Medically reviewed by Reza Samad, MD Key Takeaways Cystic fibrosis treatment requires airway clearance techniques to remove ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gaps in cystic fibrosis care negatively impacted lung function. Between continuous and discontinuous care, the ...

Objective. Health care quality monitoring has been introduced in cystic fibrosis (CF) by a few groups and national registries. Based upon this, continuous quality improvement can be achieved by ...

An elevated chloride concentration in an infant’s sweat is indicative of the genetic, progressive disease cystic fibrosis. Many current diagnostics work by detecting levels of chloride in sweat, ...

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 ...

DECATUR — Dr. Jean Watson once said that nurses “have an insatiable need to care for others,” and aspiring nurse Erik Lamb knows that to be true. In April 2005, Lamb began working full-time at Decatur ...