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Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: Improving Recognition, Diagnosis, and Patient Communications

Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: Improving Recognition, Diagnosis, and Patient Communications
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July 13, 2023
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Familial interstitial pneumonia links to pulmonary fibrosis risk in asymptomatic relatives

Familial interstitial pneumonia links to pulmonary fibrosis risk in asymptomatic relatives

For individuals related to someone with familial interstitial pneumonia, the prevalence of pulmonary fibrosis was around 1,000 per 100,000 person-years, according to study results.

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June 21, 2023
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Ziritaxestat fails to improve lung function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Ziritaxestat fails to improve lung function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

WASHINGTON — In patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, yearly lung function decline rates did not improve with two different dosages of ziritaxestat, according to an American Thoracic Society International Conference presentation.

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March 29, 2023
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Lung abnormalities persist in some patients 2 years after COVID-19 infection

Lung abnormalities persist in some patients 2 years after COVID-19 infection

Thirty-nine percent of patients who suffered a COVID-19 infection had interstitial lung abnormalities 2 years following the illness, according to study results published in Radiology.

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March 24, 2023
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Black patients with pulmonary fibrosis younger at diagnosis, hospitalization, death

Black patients with pulmonary fibrosis younger at diagnosis, hospitalization, death

Black patients with pulmonary fibrosis are younger at diagnosis and death than Hispanic and white patients with pulmonary fibrosis, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

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February 28, 2023
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Raising pulmonary fibrosis awareness for Rare Disease Day

Raising pulmonary fibrosis awareness for Rare Disease Day

Almost 90% of Americans are unaware of the symptoms that signal pulmonary fibrosis due to the disease’s rarity, according to a Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation survey.

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February 10, 2023
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Suspected ILD among patients with interstitial lung abnormalities linked to high mortality

Suspected ILD among patients with interstitial lung abnormalities linked to high mortality

About half of patients with interstitial lung abnormalities had suspected interstitial lung disease, with these patients having greater symptoms and more unfavorable clinical outcomes, according to study results.

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February 09, 2023
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FDA grants orphan drug designation to AI-created drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

FDA grants orphan drug designation to AI-created drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

The FDA granted orphan drug designation to INS018_055, an anti-fibrotic small molecule inhibitor, for treating patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to a press release from the drug’s manufacturer.

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February 06, 2023
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Patients with more severe reflux in systemic sclerosis have worse lung outcomes

Patients with more severe reflux in systemic sclerosis have worse lung outcomes

Patients with systemic sclerosis who report more severe reflux symptoms demonstrate worse interstitial lung disease outcomes despite receiving standard therapy, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

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January 26, 2023
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Chest X-ray may miss 30% of ILD cases

Chest X-ray may miss 30% of ILD cases

Compared with high-resolution CT, chest radiography appeared less accurate in detecting interstitial lung disease, according to a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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