Riley Cystic Fibrosis Center

7% Hypertonic Saline Solution

Hypertonic Saline Is Making Waves

At Riley: Calories Count!

Make Every Calorie Count!

Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance

Change in Classification of Nutrition

Cystic Fibrosis and Physical Activity

Data Transparency

EPIC Trials are Ongoing at Riley

Exercising With Cystic Fibrosis

Fitting Cystic Fibrosis Into Your Everyday Life

Friend of the CF Foundation

Heroes of Hope

How To Stick With It!

Prevention of Cross-Infection in Cystic Fibrosis:

Pulmonary Function

Riley Hospital and Indiana University Adult CF Centers

Screening Relatives of People with Cystic Fibrosis

Why does my child have a throat culture done at every clinic visit?

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. A defective gene causes the body to produce abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to serious lung infections. The thick and sticky mucus also affects the digestive tract and can lead to problems with nutrition and growth.

More than 10 million Americans are unknowing, symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene. CF occurs in approximately one of every 3,500 live births. About 1,000 new cases of CF are diagnosed each year.

There are more than 115 CF Foundation-accredited care centers across the United States that specialize in the diagnosis of CF and provide care to people with the disease. Care center staff includes physicians, nurses, dietitians, respiratory therapists, social workers, genetic counselors, and other medical professionals.

The Riley Cystic Fibrosis Center is the only Cystic Fibrosis Foundation accredited Cystic Fibrosis Center in the state. The Center provides state-of-the-art CF care at Riley and across the state. The Riley Team provides care and guidance to an Affiliate Center (Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne) and one Outreach Clinic (Deaconess Hospital in Evansville).

Indiana University Adult CF Center.