Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a frightening, incurable disease where the lungs become increasingly damaged by scar tissue, resulting in breathing getting progressively more difficult.

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Spirometry is used to diagnose and monitor respiratory conditions such as bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or pulmonary fibrosis, according to Dr. Cristian Oancea ...

Anna Podolanczuk, M.D., M.S., discusses how key epidemiological trends in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), including changes in incidence and prevalence, ...

Guidelines recommend the confirmation of a COPD diagnosis with spirometry. Limited evidence exists, however, documenting the frequency of spirometry use in clinical practice. Methods: The National ...

1 Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2 Department of ...

Ustad Hussain’s family, in a statement, said he died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease that causes scarring of the lungs. This scarring causes ...

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Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease where there is scarring of the lungs—called fibrosis—which makes it difficult to breathe. This is because the scarring causes the tissues in the lungs to get thick and ...

placebo in IPF patients. Both deupirfenidone doses were well-tolerated, with similar GI-related adverse event rates to pirfenidone 801 mg TID. PureTech Health plc PRTC stock is up on Monday ...