Getting Ready When You Feel Unwell: Living with a Chronic Illness

Getting Help with Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Margaret’s Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZjVxgHXR8E I Am News, a local community news project from Swansea, UK, shared this video where you can meet Margaret Barnard. Margaret is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient, a member of the British Lung Foundation and Breathe Easy Group. In this video, she shares a little bit…

What are Stem Cells and How Can They Be Used?

You’ve probably already heard about stem cells and their healing power. Several disease can be treated by using stem cells treatments and therapies, pulmonary fibrosis being one of them. But what exactly are stem cells and how can they be so versatile to be able to be used as…

A Patient’s Life with IPF: A Fresh Start

In this recent line of videos by this father of two named Mark, we are presented with his story of resilience and strength. In 2014, his health was rapidly declining and he found himself bedridden for most of the year because of the deterioration in his lung functions due to…

Veracyte to Present Data on Diagnostic Tests for IPF and Lung Cancer at ATS 2016

Veracyte, Inc., recently announced that data from multiple studies supporting the ability of its diagnostic tests to help detect pulmonary disease, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), will be presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2016 International Conference taking place in San Francisco. Veracyte will discuss findings from a total of eight studies, two…

Travelling With COPD: Margaret’s Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLupXGkga5g I Am News, a local community news project from Swansea, UK, shared this video where you can meet Margaret Barnard. Margaret is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient, a member of the British Lung Foundation and Breathe Easy Group. In this video, she shares a little…