In October 2015 – which was Healthy Lung Month – FOX 4 Now shared this video where you can see FOX 4 Morning Blend news reporter Michelle Cunningham and Dr. Imre Noth, an expert in lung disease, talk about what idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis means,…
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City, a TV station from Toronto, Canada, shared this video in September 2015, where you can listen to NBA and Team Canada star, Nik Stauskas talk about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Since September is IPF Awareness Month, this video was made as…
In this video shared by RBandH (Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, a leading specialist heart and lung centre based in London and Middlesex), you can learn how the Royal Brompton’s “interstitial lung disease unit played a central part in the reclassification of IPF and…
With this video from WWCIH Charity learn more about how a pulmonary function (breathing) test works, what its function is, and how your children can benefit from this test. This is a great video to show your children to help them understand what will…
There is currently no cure for pulmonary fibrosis and patients often face a prognosis of three to five years after diagnosis. However, medication and other treatment options can help improve patients’ quality of life. But as the disease evolves, there are some complications that…
The Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation shared this video in 2015, where they show you some exercises that can help pulmonary fibrosis patients to improve their health and gain more muscle and respiratory strength. Watch the video to learn more about how you can…
Clinical trials are needed for medical treatments to be approved by government organizations, such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Without clinical trials, doctors and other prescribing healthcare providers (such as nurse practitioners or physician’s assistants) cannot prescribe medications or recommend other medical treatments. If…
In this video from the Wall Street Journal, watch Wall Street Journal Reporter Tanya Rivero from “Lunch Break With Tanya Rivero”, interview Laura Landro, WSJ Asst. Managing Editor. In this video, they talk about how idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare lung disease, is…
Clinical trials are well-designed studies that collect information about new treatments for diseases and disorders. Most of the time, this means medications, but clinical trials can also test other things, such as stem cell therapies, surgical techniques, tests for diagnosis, medical devices, and more. There…
Pulmonary fibrosis is a really difficult disease to diagnose. To ensure you get an accurate diagnosis and to determine the type of PF you have, doctors from a variety of specialties, including pulmonologists (respirologists), radiologists, rheumatologists, and pathologists have to work together. To learn more about…
