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December 08, 2021
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Air pollution has various effects in fibrotic ILD

Air pollution has various effects in fibrotic ILD

Air pollution has various effects on patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease, according to preliminary research presented at the PFF Summit.

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December 07, 2021
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Pathologists find evidence of usual interstitial pneumonia in people with long COVID

Pathologists find evidence of usual interstitial pneumonia in people with long COVID

Usual interstitial pneumonia was a common finding in lung biopsies of people evaluated for post-COVID-19 interstitial lung disease, according to data published in EClinicalMedicine.

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November 30, 2021
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Treatment options expanding for progressive fibrosing ILD

Treatment options expanding for progressive fibrosing ILD

A speaker at the PFF Summit highlighted recent trials and therapeutic updates for progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

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November 29, 2021
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Low BMI, weight loss associated with increased mortality in patients with fibrotic ILD

Low BMI, weight loss associated with increased mortality in patients with fibrotic ILD

Among patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease, low BMI and weight loss were independently associated with increased 1-year mortality, researchers reported in Chest.

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November 23, 2021
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VIDEO: Biomarkers for RA-ILD may soon ‘be in the hands of clinicians’

VIDEO: Biomarkers for RA-ILD may soon ‘be in the hands of clinicians’

Jeffrey A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, highlights a study from ACR Convergence 2021 that assessed biomarker predictors of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease.

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November 23, 2021
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VIDEO: Suspected RA, lung disease associations explored at ACR

VIDEO: Suspected RA, lung disease associations explored at ACR

Jeffrey A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, speaks with Healio about a presentation from ACR Convergence 2021 that reported predictors of mortality based on both rheumatoid arthritis and lung characteristics.

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November 09, 2021
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Systemic sclerosis severity, prognosis worse among Black patients

Systemic sclerosis severity, prognosis worse among Black patients

Black patients with systemic sclerosis had multiple poor prognostic features compared with non-Black patients, putting them at higher risk for mortality, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2021.

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October 19, 2021
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Genomic classifier facilitates accurate IPF diagnoses

Genomic classifier facilitates accurate IPF diagnoses

Use of the Envisia Genomic Classifier impacted physician decision-making for evaluation of interstitial lung disease by increasing the number of correct idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis diagnoses that were made with high confidence.

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October 08, 2021
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VIDEO: Expert discusses “breathtaking” DESTINY-Breast03 data

VIDEO: Expert discusses “breathtaking” DESTINY-Breast03 data

Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, discussed “unprecedented results” from DESTINY-Breast03 presented at the virtual ESMO Congress in a video interview with Healio.

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August 31, 2021
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Study reveals characteristics, causes of CKD in Indian population

Study reveals characteristics, causes of CKD in Indian population

Phase I of the Indian Chronic Kidney Disease study shows diabetes and chronic interstitial disease are the leading causes of chronic kidney disease in the Indian population.

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