9 Ways to Better Manage Your Pulmonary Fibrosis

9 Ways to Better Manage Your Pulmonary Fibrosis

Living with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is difficult, both physically and emotionally. However, there are ways that you can manage your condition which will help you to improve your quality of life and reduce the stress associated with having a chronic illness. We’ve compiled a list of nine ways you can better…

Why Pulmonary Fibrosis is Often Misdiagnosed

In this video from Boehringer Ingelheim Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis shared in September 2014, Professor Vincent Cottin from the National Reference Center for Rare Pulmonary Diseases in Lyon, France talks about how difficult it is to diagnose idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and how often it’s misdiagnosed. Find out more…

Open Letter from an Unwilling Patient

Typically speaking, I pride myself on consciously choosing not to express hatred toward anyone or anything. It is my personal belief that the word hate is overused in our society, and that it can have terribly negative effects on people overall, impacting the general mood, creating a toxic work place,…

University of Alabama Selects Advanced CAT-scan Tool to Investigate Breathing Disorders

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s cystic fibrosis (CF) research center has chosen a Dutch company’s advanced X-ray CAT-scan system to help it conduct animal research in CF, pulmonary fibrosis (PF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and sinonasal conditions. Utrecht-based MILabs’  U-CTUHR microCT system will provide researchers at the University…

Lifestyle Changes to Better Manage Pulmonary Fibrosis

In this short video from Boehringer Ingelheim Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis shared in September 2015, Dr. Toby Maher from the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, UK, talks about ways pulmonary fibrosis patients can adapt their lifestyle to improve their quality of life. Find out what some pulmonary fibrosis patients…

Global Blood’s Phase 2a Trial Underway to Treat Hypoxemia in IPF Patients

Global Blood Therapeutics has enrolled its first patient in the ZEPHYR Phase 2a clinical study assessing the safety and effectiveness of GBT440 in treating hypoxemia (low levels of oxygen in the blood) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who are on supplemental oxygen at rest. GBT440 is an…

How Coughing Impacts Life for Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients

In this short video from Boehringer Ingelheim Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis shared in September 2014, Professor Vincent Cottin from the National Reference Center for Rare Pulmonary Diseases in Lyon, France talks about how excessive coughing impacts the lives of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Discover six risk factors…

Blocking JNK Pathway May Ease Lung Fibrosis in IPF Patients, Study Suggests

Blocking a particular pathway — called c-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK) — may reduce lung remodeling and fibrosis, researchers said in a multi-part study reporting the effects of a JNK inhibitor in a mouse model and, subsequently, in a clinical trial involving patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The study, “JNK inhibition reduces lung…