Posts by: Anna Tan, RN

Anna Tan, RN

Anna is responsible for the scripting and production of video news content. Her skills as a registered nurse as well as a proven video content creator on YouTube and other social media platforms allow her to create video news reports that are engaging and easy to understand for patients.

December 5, 2014November 5, 2015

N8 Medical Immune Mimetics Effective Against CF Lung Infections

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Preclinical stage pharmaceutical company N8 Medical has just announced that its proprietary Ceragenin Technology was the subject of two recent reviews published in peer-reviewed journals that showcased the platform’s breakthrough ability to ... Read more

December 3, 2014November 11, 2015

Lung Therapeutics Empyema Treatment Receives Orphan Drug Designation

COPD, News

Austin-based Lung Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company developing treatments for niche lung diseases, has just announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted an Orphan Drug Designation for LTI-01, an ... Read more

December 2, 2014December 2, 2014

Therapeutic Peptide Can Protect Against PH-Induced Cardiac Failure

News

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a company specializing in the development of a groundbreaking therapeutic peptide called thymosin beta 4 (TB4) for tissue and organ protection, repair and regeneration, has just published new research ... Read more

November 25, 2014November 25, 2014

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Sells Vertex Royalty Rights for $3.3 Billion

News

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recently announced its not-for-profit branch, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, has signed a strategic transfer of owned Vertex Pharmaceuticals royalty rights to Royalty Pharma for $3.3 billion. ... Read more

November 24, 2014November 5, 2015

Surgical Cure for CTEPH Available in Vanderbilt Medical Center

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

A number of patients who were suffering from a type of pulmonary hypertension known as CTEPH, or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, have gotten their normal life back after undergoing a breakthrough ... Read more

November 21, 2014November 11, 2015

COPD Foundation to Host Awards and Recognition Benefit in December

COPD, News

The COPD Foundation will be hosting the 2014 Annual Awards and Recognition Benefit next month, Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Powerhouse, American Museum of Natural History, Columbus Avenue at 79th Street in ... Read more

November 18, 2014November 18, 2014

COPD Treatment with Nutrition Improves Outcome, Reduces Costs

News

A study recently published in the journal CHEST suggests elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) had better outcomes during a hospital confinement when they received nutritional treatment as well. ... Read more

November 18, 2014November 6, 2015

Active Asthma Increases Heart Attack Risk By As Much As 70 Percent

Asthma, News

The concerning, corroborative findings of two studies recently presented at the 2014 American Heart Association‘s Scientific Sessions suggests active asthma may considerably increase the risk of a heart attack. The ... Read more

November 14, 2014November 5, 2015

Antibiotic Used To Treat Severe Lung Infections Gains Another Key Approval

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Venus Remedies Limited, a leading research-based pharmaceutical company, has just announced it has been granted marketing authorization in Switzerland from the Swiss drug authority SWISSMEDIC for one if its generic medications, Meropenem 500mg and ... Read more

November 14, 2014November 11, 2015

Two New COPD Websites Offer Patient and Professional Education

COPD, News

Professors from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have recently launched two new online resources. One is designed to provide patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... Read more