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For adult with CF Brent Pace, staying healthy isn't about avoiding life. It's about living mindfully.

After what seems like an hour and too many clicks to count, you finally did it. You booked your flight! A couple weeks leading up to your departure date, panic starts to set in. You go into operation “no one better get me sick” mode.

It's that dreaded time again ... Cough, cough, sneeze ... Yuck! I'm prepared, though. And you can be too. Check out the top nine tips I swear by for staying healthy during cold and flu season.

Raising three kids in daycare often involves runny noses and mystery stains. As a mom with CF, I’ve figured out how to balance our daily lives with keeping me healthy and daycare-germ free.

The following questions and answers address concerns from the community about COVID-19 and school.

A cystic fibrosis diagnosis must not disqualify an individual from life-saving care.

Medical studies show that people with CF are at particular risk of spreading certain germs among others with the disease. This is known as cross-infection.

Aspergillus species is a fungus that often lives in the airways of children and adults with cystic fibrosis. When people develop an allergic reaction to Aspergillus, it is called allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.

Infection prevention and control is so important after a lung transplant, but often I am left with more questions than answers about how to protect myself.