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IMAGE: Airway cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells from a patient with cystic fibrosis (CF). Those infected with SARS-CoV-2 appear in green. New research is exploring the resulting biological response.. view more
Credit: Ruobing Wang, MD, Boston Children s Hospital
So far, based on clinical data, patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) don t appear to be especially susceptible to COVID-19, and when they do get infected, they don t seem to get sicker. But Ruobing (Ruby) Wang, MD, a physician-scientist in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Boston Children s Hospital, cares for patients with CF and thinks there is more to the story.