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November 21, 2017November 21, 2017

Many European IPF Patients Are Not Receiving Anti-lung-scarring Therapies, Survey Indicates

Despite anti-fibrotic therapies’ ability to help idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients, more than half of Europeans who have the disease are not receiving them. That’s because a lot fo physicians are ... Read more

November 15, 2017November 15, 2017

Canadian Association Conducting Purple Challenge Campaign During PH Awareness Month

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada is conducting a Life in Purple Challenge this month as part of its efforts to mark November as Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month. The goal is to raise ... Read more

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017

IPF World Week 2017: Listening for the Sounds of IPF May Lead to Earlier Diagnosis

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

Recognizing how difficult it is to diagnose idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Boehringer Ingelheim has created a detection system based on sounds coming from the lungs. Because the sounds of people with the disease ... Read more

August 17, 2017August 17, 2017

Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month Kicks Off with PFF Walk in Chicago

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

September is Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month, and the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) has chosen Chicago’s Lincoln Park as the venue to launch its inaugural PFF Walk 2017 on Sept. 9. ... Read more

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017

Baseball Legend Bernie Williams Joins IPF Awareness Campaign

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

New York Yankees legend Bernie Williams is honoring his father by joining the Sin Aliento campaign to encourage people who may have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to seek early diagnosis and treatment. Williams’ ... Read more

April 26, 2017April 26, 2017

Registration Under Way for Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Summit

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

Registration is under way for this fall’s Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Summit in Nashville, a key focus of which will be new research on the disease. Those interested in presenting their studies ... Read more

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017

Yankees’ Bernie Williams Raising Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness to Honor His Late Father

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

Retired New York Yankee great Bernie Williams is collaborating with Boehringer Ingelheim to raise awareness of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in honor of his father, Bernabé, who died of the ... Read more

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017

New ‘Pulmonary Fibrosis Information Guide’ Released by PF Foundation

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) recently released its updated “Pulmonary Fibrosis Information Guide,” a resource to provide patients and families with updated information about pulmonary fibrosis (PF), treatment options, and methods of ... Read more

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016

Former NFL Linebacker Kicks Off 3rd Annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge

Lung Cancer, News

Former NFL linebacker Chris Draft is launching Team Draft’s third annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge this month. November is traditionally Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Team Draft was founded by ... Read more

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016

#Heart2CurePH: Celebrities Join Patients, Friends of PHA at Dallas Conference

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

Attendance records for the PHA’s annual Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) International PH Conference and Scientific Sessions, were broken this year by an exceptional turnout of patients, caregivers, families, and healthcare professionals at ... Read more