EditorialShwetha Sree, left, with her 5-year-old son Vihaan, who has cystic fibrosis, in Hyderabad, India, Feb. 5, 2023. (Atul Loke/The New York Times)
EditorialMartin Preston, 68, was a New York City employee who helped set up tables, chairs and other equipment at ground zero for months after Sept. 11 and later developed fibrosis in his lungs as well as asthma and severe acid reflux. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)
EditorialMegan Bauer, who lives with cystic fibrosis and is waiting for her turn at vaccination in Michigan, in Royal Oak, Mich., March 7, 2021. (Elaine Cromie/The New York Times)