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The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF), the nation’s leading pulmonary fibrosis education and advocacy organization, has launched a new website, pulmonaryfibrosis.org, for the more than 200,000 Americans impacted by pulmonary fibrosis (PF).

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation and Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC (Paradigm) have announced a collaborative partnership to design and implement a curriculum of continuing medical education (CME) activities in interstitial lung disease (ILD).

Broadway stars on a mission to raise funds and awareness for pulmonary fibrosis (PF) will take the stage virtually for the first time in the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s (PFF) 11th annual Broadway Belts for PFF! on Friday, March 12, at 7 p.m. ET.

The PFF has announced United Therapeutics’ sponsorship of the PFF Registry, a research resource that tracks clinical data, blood samples and patient-reported outcomes from individuals living with PF nationwide.

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation announced enrollment of the first patient in PRECISIONS ​(Prospective tReatment EffiCacy in IPF uSIng genOtype for Nac Selection) clinical trial. This is the first clinical trial to apply the principles of precision medicine to the treatment of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

In accordance with Recommendations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation strongly encourages vaccination for COVID-19, as the benefits far outweigh the risks. The two authorized vaccines have been demonstrated to be safe and extremely effective in preventing COVID-19 and/or limiting the development of severe COVID-19.