Living with IPF: People and Passion

A documentary by Jade Cockerill, telling the story of two incredible people who suffer with lung diseases. Ann and Peter Bennett live in Mawnan Smith, Cornwall. Ann suffers with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) a lung disease which has no cure. Even with her illness she has the thrive…

“Professor Vincent Cottin, from National Reference Center for Rare Pulmonary Diseases, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, discusses why idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is often misdiagnosed.” Read more about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: http://bit.ly/1QiRmr3…

Medical device company XENiOS recently announced that it has invested $2.6 million in XOR-Labs Toronto, a spin-off of Toronto General Hospital at University Health Network (UHN), a world-leading center for lung transplantation. The startup company’s organ repair technology has the potential to help thousands of patients suffering from respiratory diseases, including pulmonary…

Redwood City, California-based Third Rock Ventures, LLC, a healthcare venture firm, recently announced $45 million in Series A financing to launch the biotechnology start-up company Pliant Therapeutics, Inc., with a mandate to discover, develop, and commercialize breakthrough drug treatments for fibrotic diseases. Pliant’s product engine has the potential to address the needs…

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“Professor Ulrich Costabel, from the Department of Pneymonology and Allergology, Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, discusses some questions and possible causes of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).” Read more about pulmonary fibrosis: http://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…

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“Kearni Warren sits down with Gerard Criner, M.D. to learn more about pulmonary fibrosis and some of the treatment options for patients.” Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis: http://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…

Country music artist Joe Nichols is partnering with Boehringer Ingelheim to raise awareness about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Nichols’ father, Michael Nichols, suffered with IPF symptoms for three years before receiving the diagnosis, and he died from the condition at age 46. As part of a national education campaign called Breathless: A…

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