Cystic Fibrosis

Nicole Antaya born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that causes chronic lung infections and limits the ability to breathe. But thanks to the gift of a stranger, she has a chance to live our her dreams.

An over-the-counter health and beauty product manufacturer supplying medicines to retailers across the country has expanded its voluntary nasal product recall to include all nasal products and baby oral gels — amounting to hundreds of items — over concerns of microbial contamination that could pose life-threatening infection risk for vulnerable users.

Certain bottles of CVS Health’s 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist have been recalled after they were found to have had a microbiological contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The nasal mist, manufactured by Product Quest, was found to have Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Frequent use of the contaminated product could result in infections, which could be life-threatening for users...

Whenever Jordan Spieth competes, you can bet 15-year-old Grayson Beck is watching, like the final round at last year’s Travelers Championship.

Caleigh Haber has been dreaming of her wedding day for as long as she can remember, but she never realized it would come like this.

The Make-a-Wish of Connecticut Foundation made 13-year-old Brynn Hennessey’s dream of becoming famous come true by giving her a star-studded treatment in West Hartford.

A Montana jury ruled Thursday against a woman who sought millions of dollars from health care providers that she said failed to diagnose her unborn daughter’s cystic fibrosis. Kerrie Evans of Gardiner had testified that she would have had an abortion if she had known her daughter, who is now 5 years old, would be born with the genetic disease.

A recall of baby wipes because of a possible bacterial contamination that can make kids sick has expanded to include ten brands sold in stores and online across the country.