Frank Carter has already lived well beyond his life expectancy. The 68-year-old Circleville resident has cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease that shortens the average life expectancy ...

The cost of medication was too high for thousands of CF sufferers around the world. Now a Bangladeshi company is making a generic version that will change lives ...

A new study from Epic Research, a health analytics firm based in Verona, Wisconsin, detected some encouraging news for those who suffer from cystic fibrosis (CF). In 2008, the average life expectancy ...

People with Cystic Fibrosis have an average life expectancy of just 44 years old — and that's of the people who make it to adulthood. It's a progressive genetic disease that causes lung infections, ...

We were talking yesterday about whether or not the Coronavirus Pandemic was over? We checked with the CDC and the simple answer is no. While the US Department of Health and Human Services has declared ...

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott today awarded the 2010 Thriving Student Achiever Scholarship to Jason Egbert, a student with cystic fibrosis who demonstrates exceptional ...

TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2014--Canadians with cystic fibrosis are living almost 20 years longer than they did two decades ago, according to a research paper published today. The median survival age was 49.7 ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Bailey Anne Vincent dances with all of her senses but one. She says she’s profoundly deaf from all usable hearing. "I am a choreographer, a professional dancer, a homeschooling ...

Andrew Matcho, 10, relaxes on a couch in his Dallas home. Andrew and his 8-year-old brother, Nicolas, suffer from cystic fibrosis. Members of the Matcho family will take part in the Cystic Fibrosis ...

A local man has been recognized for his lifelong efforts to help those impacted by cystic fibrosis, a rare respiratory disease. John O’Neil was honored on his 70th birthday when Kettering Mayor Peggy ...

Before Marlee Emore was born, her parents found out that her life would be different than most children. Marlee, now 4, has cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening illness that affects the lungs and ...