Columnist Explores the Downside of Social Support for IPF

Columnist Explores the Downside of Social Support for IPF

If you have a chronic illness such as pulmonary fibrosis you can draw tremendous strength from others who are going through the same experiences as you are. Befriending others who suffer from the same illness provides you with a community you can rely on, who understand your situation better than your friends and family. It…

7 Important Facts About Pulmonary Fibrosis

If you or a friend or loved one has recently been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis (PF), you probably have a lot of questions. Very little is known about this chronic lung condition, despite the fact that approximately five million people suffer from it worldwide. We’ve put together a list of important facts about pulmonary…

How to Tell Others You Have Pulmonary Fibrosis

Telling other people you have a chronic disease such as pulmonary fibrosis is never easy as our resident columnist Kim Fredrickson explains in her latest post, “How Do You Tell Others You Have a Terminal Lung Disease?“. Understand how coughing affects the lives of patients with pulmonary fibrosis. Telling family, friends,…

Iron Deposits in Lung Macrophages May Be Sign of Microvascular Problems in IPF Patients

Increased deposits of iron in immune cells called macrophages were found to be independently correlated with pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), according to a recent study. Findings of hemosiderin-laden (an iron-storage complex within cells) in macrophages in the lungs of IPF patients might also be…