Laura Dern Vows to Continue Lung Disease Campaign in Mom Diane Ladd’s Honor

Laura Dern aims to raise awareness about IPF, an irreversible lung disease that her late mother Diane Ladd was diagnosed with ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Pulmonary Fibrosis and Sexual Health: A Q&A with Na’am Avitzur, MD

In this Q&A, Avitzur breaks down the study’s findings and suggests how the information can be used to advance PF research and treatments. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. AJMC: ...

Laura Dern Honors ‘Promise’ She Made to Mom Diane Ladd by Shedding Light on Late Actress' Terminal Lung Disease (Exclusive)

“She never wanted anyone to have to naively be in pain without answers," Dern tells PEOPLE of her mother, who died in ...
European Medical Journal

Telomere Genetics Reshape Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Risk

Large genetic study links telomere-related polygenic risk to distinct idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis subgroups, improving disease prediction.

Laura Dern Reveals Emotional Final Promise She Made to Mom Diane Ladd Before Death From Lung Disease

Laura Dern made one final vow to her mother, Diane Ladd, before her death from lung disease. “I made a promise to my mom that ...

GRI Bio Delivers Compelling New Phase 2a Gene Expression Data Demonstrating Improvements in Key Drivers of Fibrosis and Lung Repair in IPF

Multiple Independent Molecular Signals Converge to Validate GRI-0621 as a Potential Disease-Modifying TherapyLA JOLLA, CA, (GLOBE ...
TMCnet

Brainomix e-Lung AI Imaging Technology Selected as Co-Primary Endpoint in Boehringer Ingelheim Phase 3 Clinical Trial in Pulmonary Fibrosis

This trial marks the first time that automated, quantitative high-resolution CT (HRCT) imaging biomarkers will serve as a ...

Knoxville native awaits life-saving lung transplant after rare diagnoses

Mike Burnett was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2023 and needs a double lung transplant to survive.
Medical Dialogues

ETI therapy greatly improves lung clearance index in children with cystic fibrosis: Study

A new study published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis showed that elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) therapy significantly reduced the Lung Clearance Index (LCI) in children with ...
Medscape

Lung Sparing Surgery Is Possible for Patients With COPD

When appropriate, surgery remains the most effective treatment option for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including for patients with COPD, said Friedberg, professor in the Department of Thoracic ...