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April 10, 2018April 9, 2018

Be Kind to Yourself Throughout Hardships

Columns, Just Breathe...Compassionate Help for the PF Journey

All pulmonary fibrosis (PF) patients go through hardships. We watch our lungs and health decline and we suffer emotional pain as we process our foreshortened lives. Grief becomes a ... Read more

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018

NYU Langone’s First Lung Transplant, Performed on PF Patient, a Success

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NYU Langone’s Transplant Institute successfully performed its first double lung transplant on a woman with a complicated form of pulmonary fibrosis. The procedure is part of the organization’s new lung ... Read more

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018

Ofev Preserves Pulmonary Function of IPF Patients Awaiting a Lung Transplant, Study Finds

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Boehringer Ingelheim‘s Ofev (nintedanib) preserved the lung function of nine idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients waiting for a lung transplant, a study reported. The research, “Safety of nintedanib before lung ... Read more

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018

Lung Transplant Can Benefit Those with PF-Linked Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, Study Reports

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A lung transplant can benefit those whose pulmonary fibrosis (PF) stems from Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS), a study indicate. The study, “Clinical management and outcomes of patients with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome ... Read more

March 20, 2018March 19, 2018

Beginning Testing for a Lung Transplant

Columns, Just Breathe...Compassionate Help for the PF Journey

About six weeks ago, I shared that I am under consideration by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for a lung transplant. A few weeks ago, I got ... Read more

February 6, 2018February 5, 2018

My First Visit with the Lung Transplant Team

Columns, Just Breathe...Compassionate Help for the PF Journey

Last week, I had my first appointment with the lung transplant team at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Last month, I wrote a column about the team’s ... Read more

July 27, 2017August 29, 2017

Things to Keep in Mind When Considering a Lung Transplant

To be considered eligible for an organ transplant, patients will often go on a long and difficult journey. Candidates are put through a series of tests and actually receiving an organ will include ... Read more

July 7, 2017July 6, 2017

Find Resources, Comfort and Support Online

Columns, Just Breathe...Compassionate Help for the PF Journey

Being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis is an overwhelming experience In a moment, our lives are changed forever when receiving this diagnosis. How do we absorb being diagnosed with a ... Read more

June 20, 2017

How Pulmonary Fibrosis Is Connected to Scleroderma

This animated video from Demystifying Medicine explains the complication of pulmonary fibrosis in scleroderma patients. It begins by sharing that 80 percent of Asian scleroderma patients suffer from some form of ... Read more

June 9, 2017

A Look Back at the Milestones in the Study of the Respiratory System

As modern medicine and research continue to advance we understand more and more about the respiratory system and discover new ways to treat pulmonary diseases. Throughout history, humans have made some ... Read more

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