#TBT – Pulmonary Fibrosis and Rare Disease Day

In this video from rarediseaseday, shared on their Youtube channel in 2012, you can learn a little more about rare diseases – how many people are affected around the world, how many diseases are considered rare, and how you don’t necessarily notice those who suffer from…

Supporters of the pulmonary fibrosis (PF) community and Broadway stars came together for the PF Foundation (PFF)’s sixth annual “Broadway Belts for PFF!” fundraising event, which raised $180,000. All proceeds will go to a Foundation fund to support idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis research, education and advocacy . The late February event was held at New York’s Edison…

This is a video shared by the Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis, where you can watch patient, Tony Gowland – an ambassador for Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis, talk about IPF and his experiences with the disease and the charity. Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis: https://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…

In this video from the Lung Institute, you can listen to Dr. Jack Coleman, Jr., M.D, the medical director of the Lung Institute’s clinic in Nashville, on Dr. Michael Smith’s RadioMD show – Healthy Talk. In this interview, Dr. Coleman talks about the…

Meet Dr. Charles Chan, a researcher who focuses on IPF. In this video, shared by The Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, discover more as he speaks about how he truly believes the future for IPF patients is improving and he also shares some opinions and facts on how to improve the…

FibroGen, Inc., recently disclosed potentially groundbreaking results from a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of the company’s investigational drug FG-3019 in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Data indicated that the monoclonal antibody agent was able to reduce lung fibrosis in a portion of the IPF patients enrolled, to…

Staying active and exercising may sometimes be unpleasant, but has a lot of positive effects and is highly encouraged in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Here are some tips on how you can manage your fitness and how you can measure it. “Exercise capacity can be clinically…

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a respiratory condition that causes the formation of scar tissue in the lungs. It is a progressive disease and can take years to advance. Due to the thickening lung tissue, the lungs face difficulties in properly transporting oxygen to the bloodstream and…

A study from the University of Madras, India, showed that celastrol — a component of an extract from the Thunder God Vine root — was able to reduce inflammation, collagen deposition, and alveolar damage in a rat model of pulmonary fibrosis (PF). The effects were likely the result of…

The heart’s right ventricle in systemic sclerosis patients is impaired when compared to people without the disease, according to a study titled “Impact of pulmonary fibrosis and elevated pulmonary pressures on right ventricular function in patients with systemic sclerosis,” published in the journal Rheumatology. Patients with systemic…