https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgAId_2G85w In this video from NewsKAYadams, let’s remember John Palmer, a veteran NBC News reporter who passed away due to complications from pulmonary fibrosis.  The 77-year-old former White House correspondent and Today show host died at George Washington Hospital after a brief illness. Palmer was a…
Scientists are constantly looking for new ways to make medicine more personalized. One way they are doing this is by researching stem cells. These researched cells are undifferentiated, which means they don’t have a specific job or function, so because of this they have the potential to become other kinds…
Having a lung transplant may be an overwhelming experience. Your pulmonary fibrosis care team is there to help you every step of the way, but it is your body that will undergo the actual procedure. It’s of the utmost importance to have an…
Joe Nichols is a country singer and songwriting superstar, who lost his father to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — a rare and fatal lung disease that causes the scaring of the lungs. His father was misdiagnosed for years, a factor which led to his death. NewsWatch Television shares…
Having pulmonary fibrosis has an impact on many aspects of life. A person may not be able to do as much walking, climb stairs so well, or just becomes tired easily. However, one can still enjoy life and the pleasures of it, such as going…
Professor Jürgen Behr, from the University of Munich, Germany, talks in this video by Boehringer Ingelheim Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and how patients can benefit from receiving medical treatment for IPF. Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis: http://bit.ly/1VElTQA…
In late 2010, Barbara was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Not having an accurate diagnosis, her doctors decided to star treating her for IPF. Demystifying Medicine shared this video where we can watch Barbara talk about her journey since her diagnosis and addressed common…
Pulmonary fibrosis is a channel dedicated to spreading awareness about this life-threatening heart and lung condition. Meet Mark, a father of two who shares his story of resilience and strength. In 2014, his health began rapidly declining and he found himself limited to his bed for…
Professor Jürgen Behr, from the University of Munich, Germany, talks in this video by Boehringer Ingelheim Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, describing what the disease is, how it affects patients and shares some useful insights about the ongoing processes in the lungs…
Nebraska Medicine shared this video of Donna Jacobsen, of Winside, Nebraska, who was the first patient to be added to the lung transplant waiting list at Nebraska Medicine. Diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2012, Donna first had a feeling something was wrong when…
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