Throughout my life, I experienced small, unexplained health issues that slowly accumulated. It wasn’t until I endured years of chronic pancreatitis that I finally received a diagnosis at 58 years old: ...

Our family has lived with the constant anxiety of managing cystic fibrosis since our daughter’s birth — which made it all the more devastating when she had to stop taking Trikafta due to its impact on ...

The Gateway Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation welcomes you! Volunteers are the key to our success and the lifeblood of our organization. We have many opportunities for you to get involved.

In 1989, a team of scientists supported by the CF Foundation discovered the cystic fibrosis gene and opened the door to our understanding of the disease at its most basic level. People with CF and ...

The Connecticut Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation welcomes you! Volunteers are the key to our success and the lifeblood of our organization. We have many opportunities for you to get involved.

The South Texas Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation welcomes you! Volunteers are the key to our success and the lifeblood of our organization. We have many opportunities for you to get involved.

Who Needs Vascular Access Devices? Vascular access devices may help people with cystic fibrosis who need intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatments for more than just a few days, such as during an ...

With chest physical therapy (CPT), the person gets in different positions to use gravity to drain mucus (postural drainage) from the five lobes of the lungs. Each position is designed so that a major ...

Our cells contain DNA, a molecule that stores all the genetic information needed to make proteins. A gene is a specific sequence of DNA that carries the instructions for making a protein. In ...

The health care professionals that make up your CF care team are experts in CF care. But you are the expert on the daily realities of living with your CF. That means you play an essential role with ...

The Delaware Valley Chapter - Philadelphia Office of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation welcomes you! Volunteers are the key to our success and the lifeblood of our organization. We have many ...

The CF Foundation supports a wide range of innovative research programs to discover and develop new and effective CF therapies. Drug Development Pipeline and Clinical Trials Research and trials to ...