With more than 250,000 Americans living with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary fibrosis (PF), nine organizations are joining forces to present the third annual ILD Day on Wednesday, Sept. [Read More]
Surviving high heat and humidity when you have lung disease
If you have interstitial lung disease causing pulmonary fibrosis, you may be especially vulnerable to its effects of heat, humidity, and smoke. Those with lung disease didn’t need one more [Read More]
Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients: Be smart about taking dietary supplements
Many people with pulmonary fibrosis consider taking dietary supplements to improve their health. Quite a few supplements are known to have beneficial effects and are regularly recommended by doctors, such [Read More]
Lung Function Test: Diffusing Capacity of Lung (DLCO)
Your doctor’s office will often ask you to perform a pulmonary lung function test. In another article, we talked about spirometry, the FEV, and the FVC measurements. Sometimes, your pulmonologist [Read More]
Should a pulmonary fibrosis patient be tested for sleep apnea?
Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic lung disease that makes it difficult for the lungs to function properly. Unfortunately, pulmonary fibrosis can occur alongside other health problems, such as sleep apnea. [Read More]
What to know about the Six-Minute Walk Test
One of the ways that doctors measure the severity of pulmonary fibrosis is by conducting a six-minute walk test (SMWT or 6MWT). We’ll explain what a six-minute walk test is, [Read More]
Teresa Barnes and Dolly Kervitsky
to Join Executive Leadership Team at PF Warriors
PF Warriors is excited to announce the appointments of Teresa Barnes and Dolly Kervitsky to executive leadership positions. Barnes will serve as the prominent face and voice of the organization, [Read More]
Which Doctors Should be on Your Healthcare Team for Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Maybe you spent months going from doctor to doctor, completing test after test, trying to find out what is wrong with your health. Just having a diagnosis can be a [Read More]