PFF In The Media
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Oct 26, 2020
Know these Pulmonary Fibrosis Risk Factors
October is Healthy Lung Month, an apt time to educate the public about the importance of protecting our lungs against mold, airborne pollutants and smoking – which put hundreds of thousands of Americans at higher risk for pulmonary fibrosis (PF).
Link to ArticleSource: Today’s Caregiver -
Oct 25, 2020
Clinical Challenges: Diagnosing Idiopathic Lung Fibrosis
Approval of two antifibrotic drugs for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) -- pirfenidone (Esbriet) and nintedanib (Ofev) -- represented a paradigm shift in the management of the progressive fibrotic disease and potentially other interstitial lung diseases, ushering in the era of therapies that can slow lung scarring progression.
Link to ArticleSource: MedPage Today -
Sep 23, 2020
Dr. Sonye Danoff, Facts About Pulmonary Fibrosis
September is National Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month and more than 200,000 Americans are living with pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease with no known cure.
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Sep 14, 2020
Pulmonary Fibrosis: The Unsuspected Disease Affecting Over 200K Americans
While many people have heard of chronic lung diseases like COPD, asthma and cystic fibrosis, few are familiar with the interstitial lung diseases, also called pulmonary fibrosis (PF).
Link to ArticleSource: Medium.com -
Sep 14, 2020
My Journey with Pulmonary Fibrosis
Texan, triathlete, wife, mother and survivor – those are just a few words I use to describe and define myself. Some would add “pulmonary fibrosis (PF) patient” to that list, but I’ve chosen not to let my diagnosis and life with PF define me.
Link to ArticleSource: Empowher -
Sep 10, 2020
Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month Shines a Spotlight on Largely Unsuspected Lung Disease
Dry cough. Fatigue. Shortness of breath. Amidst a pandemic, these symptoms appear as tell-tale signs of COVID-19.
Link to ArticleSource: Thrive Global -
Sep 08, 2020
Episode 133: Tom Frey
Tom Frey: A hero. The New York Police Detective began his 9/11 shift like any other day. Due to inhaling dust and debris at Ground Zero, he acquired cancer and, eventually, Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Link to ArticleSource: Bridge the Gap Podcast -
Sep 01, 2020
Guidance for Using High-Resolution CT for Interstitial Lung Disease
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) has issued a position statement that serves as a guide for conducting high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the thorax for interstitial lung disease (ILD).
Link to ArticleSource: RT Magazine -
Sep 01, 2020
What is Pulmonary Fibrosis?
September is Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month (PFAM), the perfect time to increase understanding of pulmonary fibrosis (PF), including symptoms, risk factors and treatments.
Link to ArticleSource: Vocal Media -
Sep 01, 2020
Driving research and awareness of pulmonary fibrosis: Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation is leading the path to a cure
Each September, more than 200,000 Americans living with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) unite in elevating the disease profile during Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month.
Link to ArticleSource: American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology -
Aug 06, 2020
Inverness Resident Calling Attention To Life-Threatening Disease
Inverness resident Fredrick Schick, an experienced swimmer, is serving as an ambassador for a national organization in an effort to call attention to a life-threatening disease.
Link to ArticleSource: Daily Herald -
Jul 27, 2020
Effect of COVID-19 on Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical Trials: Expert Interview
For patients with chronic diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) represents a threat beyond the immediate risk of infection.
Link to ArticleSource: Pulmonology Advisor -
Jun 08, 2020
Why Pulmonary Fibrosis Is Underdiagnosed
Results of the annual Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) National Awareness Survey this year showed a quarter of 2000 US adults have never even heard of the disease.
Link to ArticleSource: HCP Live -
Apr 11, 2020
West Hartford Resident Lobbies Legislators to Drive Disease Research
In late March, West Hartford resident Malcolm “Mal” Doyle held meetings to educate Connecticut legislators about pulmonary fibrosis (PF) – a progressive, debilitating lung disease that causes scarring in the lungs.
Link to ArticleSource: We-Ha -
Mar 02, 2020
Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Lung Disease Many Don't Recognize
More than 200,000 people in the United States have pulmonary fibrosis, but more than eight in 10 Americans don't know the symptoms of the lung disease, a new survey finds.
Link to ArticleSource: U.S. News & World Report -
Mar 02, 2020
Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Lung Disease Many Don't Recognize
More than 200,000 people in the United States have pulmonary fibrosis, but more than eight in 10 Americans don't know the symptoms of the lung disease, a new survey finds.
Link to ArticleSource: HealthDay -
Feb 28, 2020
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
Dr. Gregory P. Cosgrove from the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation discusses this progressive, debilitating lung disease.
Link to ArticleSource: ABC Action News -
Jan 31, 2020
Improving Diagnostics for Pulmonary Fibrosis
New diagnostic methods address a source of common urogential health problems.
Link to ArticleSource: Clinical Lab Products