Early Pulmonary Fibrosis Detection Holds the Key to Better Health Outcomes for Canadians Living with COVID-19 and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Canadians who have had COVID-19, and other chronic diseases, are experiencing Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) at significantly higher rates than others, seemingly providing a causal link that researchers are investigating.
- Research is shedding light on the growing rate of pulmonary fibrosis (PF) being found in people suffering from long-term COVID-19.
- One study, Post COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis; a meta-analysis study , found that almost 45% (44.9%) of study participants began suffering from PF after contracting COVID-19.
- Canadians suffering from long COVID are encouraged to watch for the early signs of pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that is growing in this population.
- Dr. Janet Pope's webinar includes explanations for both physicians and thousands of people living with connective tissue diseases of what pulmonary fibrosis symptoms to watch for.