I’ve been writing recently about the four pillars of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s (PFF) new five-year strategic plan introduced last year, called “The PFF Is ME.” In December, I explained the first pillar, Accelerate Research. The second pillar, Expand Access to Expert Care, is a concern for…
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has awarded orphan drug designation to Rein Therapeutics’ lead drug candidate, LTI-03, which is being developed to help preserve lung function in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The designation follows a positive opinion from the EMA’s Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products, which evaluates…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) touches many aspects of both our professional and personal lives. One of the earliest recognitions of AI dates back more than 75 years to when Alan Turing, an English mathematician and computer scientist, pondered the question, “Can machines think?” Today, the answer seems closer to…
Becoming educated and informed about PF is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your PF journey.
There is no cure for PF yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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