PFF In The Media
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jan 31, 2020
Improving Diagnostics for Pulmonary Fibrosis
New diagnostic methods address a source of common urogential health problems.
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Dec 02, 2019
Clinic pitches unproven treatments to desperate patients, with tips on raising the cash
By the time he called the Lung Health Institute, Ed Garbutt was desperate. The Dallas computer parts salesman could barely walk the length of his house without gasping for breath. Unable to work, Garbutt, 64, was going broke paying for trips to the emergency room.
Link to ArticleSource: The Washington Post -
Nov 26, 2019
PFF Summit Awards Highlight PF Research
A record-breaking international attendance of 950 pulmonary fibrosis (PF) patients, healthcare professionals, caregivers and scientists honored researchers at the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s recent PFF Summit in San Antonio.
Link to ArticleSource: RT Magazine -
Nov 07, 2019
The battle to beat the deadly pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease that comes with a prognosis of death in just a few years after severe scarring of the lungs.
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Nov 05, 2019
$22M NIH Grant Supports Precision Medicine for Pulmonary Fibrosis
The National Institutes of Health and Three Lakes Partners, a philanthropic family organization, has awarded a $22 million grant to support precision medicine research for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
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Sep 11, 2019
Deaths of 9/11 first responders from ground zero-related illnesses are on the rise — and some diseases are just beginning to take their toll
Like most first responders, former New York City detective Tom Frey is a master of understatement — even when it comes to talking about the World Trade Center terror attacks on 9/11, the most devastating assignment of his life.
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Sep 10, 2019
9/11 first responder diagnosed with cancer, then pulmonary fibrosis
Tom Frey, 54, is a retired New York Police Department detective who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma linked to the time he spent at the World Trade Center site and the Staten Island landfill after the 9/11 attacks.
Link to ArticleSource: Today Show Online -
Sep 10, 2019
Ailing 9/11 First Responder Revisits Site of Terror Attacks
Tom Frey returned to the site known at one time as Ground Zero for just the third time since he rushed down to help on 9/11, this time bringing with him an oxygen canister — a result of a cancer diagnosis that triggered pulmonary fibrosis. NBC 4 New York’s David Ushery reports.
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Sep 05, 2019
September Marks Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
September has been designated Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month — a time during which researchers and clinicians aim to improve the public’s knowledge about the disease.
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Sep 05, 2019
Patient Group Advances Clinical Trials, Diverts Patients From Unregulated Therapies
For a patient with a debilitating disease, such as pulmonary fibrosis (PF), moments of hope can be few and far between.
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Sep 04, 2019
Three Lakes Partners And Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Partner In Fight Against Pulmonary Fibrosis
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) and Three Lakes Partners today marked September’s National Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month with the announcement of a major partnership in the fight against pulmonary fibrosis (PF).
Link to ArticleSource: My Social Good News -
Sep 03, 2019
Charlotte pastor turns near-death experience into chance to help community
A Charlotte pastor is turning his near-death experience into an effort to help his community.
Link to ArticleSource: WSOC-TV Charlotte -
Sep 01, 2019
September is Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month and Dr. Amy Case joined Sasha Rionda to share more about this debilitating lung disease
September is Pulmonary Ffibrosis Awareness Month and Dr. Amy Case joined Sasha Rionda to share more about this debilitating lung disease.
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Jul 27, 2019
He Was a First Responder on 9/11—Why He’s Telling His Story Now
Tom Frey spent years recovering victims of the 9/11 attacks. His time working to bring families answers resulted in his own poor health.
Link to ArticleSource: The Healthy.com