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…
Country Music Star Joe Nichols Shares His Dad’s IPF Story in ‘Breathless,’ a Public Awareness Campaign
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Last week’s hot topic on pulmonary fibrosis was Traditional Chinese Medicine Eased Inflammation, Fibrosis in Animal PF Model written by Magdalena Kegel. This articles focus on a study from the University of Madras, India, which showed that celastrol — a component of an extract from the Thunder…
Morristown, New Jersey-based Capsugel, a provider of empty two-piece hard capsules and an innovator of drug delivery systems, and Pulmatrix, of Lexington, Massachusetts — a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company and developer of inhaled therapies for treating pulmonary fibrosis and other pulmonary diseases with its patented iSPERSE technology, are collaborating to develop…
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., recently announced that it has completed a $47.1 million Series D preferred stock financing, which will be used to advance clinical trials into the company’s complement immunotherapy programs for diseases that include idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The complement system is part of…
In this video from 2013, by NHS Forth Valley, meet Dawn Gleen, a physiotherapist who has a special interest in people who have chest conditions. If you suffer from pulmonary fibrosis or other lung diseases, watch the video to learn some tips on how you can help to clear your…
https://vimeo.com/133560286 This is a video shared by PatientsLikeMe in July, 2015. In it, you can watch idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patient, Bryan Kincaid, talk about his life with IPF. Bryan became a patient of Patients Like Me in 2013, but unfortunately, in 2014, Bryan passed away due to complications…
“See what it’s like to live with IPF through the eyes of patients and their families. Share with #kissIPFgoodbye to help.” Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis: https://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…
“Marylin was diagnosed with PF and needed a lung transplant, but due to her age many centers wouldn’t perform the procedure. The Temple Lung Center gave her the life-saving transplant that she needed.” Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis and lung transplants: https://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…
Being chronically ill can be hard, especially when you have to manage a lot of different medications. As a double lung transplant patient, Lauren gives a lot of useful tips on how to organize your medications so you don’t ever feel lost among all your pills ever again.
