“I’ve experienced no change in my condition, no major deterioration since I started on Esbriet,” said Daniel Castner in an interview with The New York Times. Castner happily added that he’s been free from any treatment side effects, too. Read the top-7 #esbriet articles here: https://wp.me/p56x0V-1kZ Castner, of Napa, California, told Jane…
NY Times Covers Story of IPF Patient’s Progress with Esbriet Treatment
1. Genentech’s PF Drug Esbriet Shown To Lower Mortality Rates in New Study Read the article here: https://bit.ly/1URSd1G 2. Esbriet’s Promise and Potential as a PF Therapy Read the article here: https://bit.ly/1kub6MJ 3. Phase III Trials…
A retrospective study analyzing data on insurance claims from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) revealed that the disease is associated with a significant economic and healthcare burden. The study, titled “Clinical and economic burden of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study,” was published in the…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVC1VCoGQqQ Ivor Kennedy shares his experience of being diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Learn more about IPF: https://bit.ly/1QiRmr3…
A new study from the Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China, reports that the drug fasudil helps to prevent lung fibrosis development in newborn rats exposed to prolonged oxygen treatment by blocking the Rho/ROCK signaling pathway. While high levels of oxygen given to at-risk newborn infants is a life-saving procedure, researchers and clinicians know that prolonged exposure…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTcJ6Kh851U Dr Toby Maher alert to the importance of diagnose and treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) early. Learn more about IPF: https://bit.ly/1QiRmr3…
Read the articles here: 1. Immunosuppressants Harm IPF Patients with Acute Exacerbations, Study Reports 2. IPF Patients and Doctors on Lookout for New Treatment Approaches 3. Radiation-caused Fibrosis in Mice Successfully Treated by Anti-scarring Paste…
Leah from spoonshares.com and Catherine from findingmymiracle.com had a late night conversation about what it is to have a chronic illness. Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis: https://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) Care Center Network recently announced the addition of UT Medicine San Antonio to its group of medical centers specialized in the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis (PF). The designation acknowledges UT Medicine’s comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to providing top-quality care to PF patients and their families. The PFF…
