PFF Insights Blog
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Sep112021Working Together to Raise Awareness of Interstitial Lung Disease
The first-ever ILD Day will take place on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 to drive awareness of interstitial lung disease (ILD). There are more than 200 types of interstitial lung disease, and more than 250,000 Americans are living with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and ILD. Pulmonary fibrosis can be seen in many of the more than 200 types of ILD. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is one of the most common forms of ILD and has no known cause.View Full Blog -
Aug282021
Meet your PF Care Team
The care teams at our PFF Care Center Network (CCN) sites are made up of many different healthcare professionals, each with an important role to play in running the center and caring for patients. To help you understand how your care team works, we’ll be starting a series of posts to help you get to know some of the members of the pulmonary fibrosis (PF) care teamView Full Blog -
Jul312021
A Patient’s Guide to Participating in Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
Every September, those who have been impacted by pulmonary fibrosis (PF) unite for Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month (PFAM). Melissa King, a PFF Ambassador from New York, has participated in PFAM since 2017. She believes that participating in PFAM gives her a surge of energy and also helps her to feel powerful. In Melissa’s eyes, this is a way to fight back against the disease.View Full Blog -
Jul102021
What’s Going on with PF Research?
If you’ve been thinking about taking part in a clinical trial for pulmonary fibrosis, now is a great time with lots of opportunities to participate.View Full Blog -
Jun192021
A PFF Website Tour With Dr. Amy Hajari Case
Whether you’re a patient, caregiver, researcher, healthcare professional, you’ve come to the right place for trusted information about pulmonary fibrosis.View Full Blog -
May292021
Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation Toolkit Now Available for Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients
Pulmonary rehabilitation has been shown to have a number of benefits for pulmonary fibrosis (PF) patients. Pulmonary rehabilitation can help to improve physical function, breathlessness (dyspnea), mood, and quality of life in people with PF.View Full Blog -
Apr172021
Important: Tracking Your Pulse Oximetry Readings
A recent report suggests that pulse oximetry may provide less accurate readings in Black patients than in White patients. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance that skin pigmentation, skin thickness, and other factors and affect the accuracy of pulse oximetry readings. The FDA provides guidance on what that may mean to you and those using pulse oximetry to monitor oxygen saturation.View Full Blog
