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IPF Patients and Doctors Looking for New Treatment Options

Spherix Global Insights, GmbH, a business intelligence and market research company based in Switzerland, recently reported a study revealing that idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains a challenge in terms of treatment, especially since the majority of patients are diagnosed at already advanced disease stages. The Spherix…

#TBT – Remembering James Doohan

James Doohan was a Canadian actor best known for his role as Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Doohan died on July 20, 2005, at his home in Redmond, Washington due to complications of pulmonary fibrosis, which was believed to be from…

Pulmonary Fibrosis: Breathing with Help

  Learn more about Pulmonary Fibrosis: http://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ Pulmonary Fibrosis News is strictly a news and information website about the disease. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of…

IPF: Pirfenidone & Nintedanib as Treatment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VndJeZVt10I “Dr. Timothy Whelan, Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program from the Medical University of South Carolina, provides advice for two new drugs, Pirfenidone and Nintedanib, to slow the progression of IPF.” Read more about IPF and approved therapies: http://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…