Posts by: Leonor Mateus Ferreira

Leonor Mateus Ferreira

Leonor Mateus Ferreira is an emerging, young journalist, with a Batchelor's degree in Communication and post-graduate degree in Multiplatform Journalism. She is particularly interested in politics and current affairs, and is currently studying for a masters degree in economics and public policies.

November 7, 2014November 11, 2015

Smoking-Related Stigmatization May Affect COPD Care and Research

COPD, News

Stigma related to chronic obstructive disease (COPD) and the ways in which the disease is developed may have affected both the provision of healthcare services and the way that research is ... Read more

November 5, 2014November 5, 2015

Omnicare Partners Up With Boehringer to Help IPF Patients Taking OFEV

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

Boehringer Ingelheim has established a partnership with two divisions of Omnicare Specialty Care Group, which specializes in providing comprehensive pharmaceutical services designed to support their patients suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... Read more

November 4, 2014November 4, 2014

Fine to Hospitals for Excessive Readmissions May Punish the Wrong Facilities

News

Penalizing hospitals for hospitalized relapses of patients who suffer from chronic lung disease may have a greater impact on facilities that are dedicated to providing care to poor and minority ... Read more

November 4, 2014November 6, 2015

Anaphylaxis Added To Asthma Drug Carry Law in New York

Asthma, News

The nonprofit patient education and advocacy organization Allergy & Asthma Network recently praised the decision of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for signing into law new legislation that will allow students who suffer from anaphylaxis — life-threatening and ... Read more

November 4, 2014November 6, 2015

New Educational Childhood Asthma Campaign Launched by the American Lung Association and WellPoint

Asthma, News

The American Lung Association has partnered with WellPoint for the development of an informative learning series, called the Pediatric Learning Collaborative on Childhood Asthma program, to support children suffering from asthma, a life ... Read more

October 30, 2014November 11, 2015

University of Aberdeen Recruits Lung Disease Patients for COPD Study

COPD, News

The University of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Scotland is recruiting patients suffering from lung diseases to enroll in a wide-ranging study in the United Kingdom designed to evaluate if ... Read more

October 29, 2014November 5, 2015

Fresh Funding For Lung Injury, IPF Drug Candidate

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

Pharmaceutical company Lung Therapeutics recently announced an initial closing of $1,550,000 on its Series A Preferred Stock financing, which is comprised of $550,000 in converted debt, as well as a remaining funding of $1,200,000 ... Read more

October 27, 2014November 11, 2015

New COPD Awareness Campaign Launched by CHEST Foundation

COPD, News

The CHEST Foundation of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently launched a new chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) campaign with the slogan “Take Control. Live Well,” as part of National COPD ... Read more

October 21, 2014November 11, 2015

Four New Drugs for Respiratory Diseases Receive Public Funding in New Zealand

COPD, News

The New Zealand Crown health agency, Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC), has announced that funding four new medications tailored for the treatment of respiratory diseases, which may help more than 10,000 people ... Read more

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014

CHEST and Canadian Society Release Guideline on COPD Exacerbations

News

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently partnered with the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) to create, for the first time ever, a series of guidelines with recommendations on preventing ... Read more