More Than 600 to Hear Top World Experts on Alpha-1 at National Conference in Chicago

Monday, June 5, 2017

CHICAGO, June 5, 2017 – More than 600 people with Alpha–1 Antitrypsin Deficiency – the most common known genetic cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – along with their family members, caregivers and supporters will attend the 26th Alpha–1 National Education Conference in Chicago June 23–25. Conference participants will hear some of the...

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Alpha-1 Foundation lauds COPD National Action Plan

Monday, May 22, 2017

The Alpha–1 Foundation applauded today’s launch of the COPD National Action Plan, calling it “a strong tool to identify people affected by genetic COPD caused by Alpha–1, leading to proper diagnoses and treatment for their...

Alphas in Ireland set to lose access to augmentation therapy

Friday, February 17, 2017

More than 20 people in Ireland who have severe Alpha-1 lung disease are facing the loss of “life-changing” augmentation therapy within weeks following its rejection by the Health Service Executive (HSE). Noel G....

Alabama medical practice becomes Alpha-1 Clinical Resource Center

Friday, February 10, 2017

Chest Medicine (CMED) of Cullman, Alabama has been designated as an Alpha-1 Foundation Clinical Resource Center program —one of just two in the state. G. Scott Warner, MD, middle, with nurse practitioners Kristy Keiffer and Glenda...

Patients increasingly influence direction of medical research

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Patients and their advocates are getting an ever-larger voice in how medical research is carried out. They participate in the design of experiments and have a greater say in what outcomes they care about most — and it's not always simply...

Scientists battle in court over lucrative patents for gene-editing technology

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

The high-stakes fight over who invented a technology that could revolutionize medicine and agriculture heads to a courtroom Tuesday. Emmanuelle Charpentier (left) and Jennifer Doudna A gene-editing technology called CRISPR-cas9 could be...

Ryan says Obamacare repeal is top priority, says people won’t lose healthcare coverage

Monday, December 5, 2016

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan says the next Congress will pursue a repeal of Obamacare immediately, even before Republicans have a replacement in hand, though that repeal will not pull the rug out from 20 million-plus Americans who gained coverage...

RAPID trial extension study finds augmentation therapy slows disease progression, supports early intervention

Friday, December 2, 2016

The medical journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine on Thursday, Dec. 1, published findings of the RAPID Open Label Extension study of augmentation therapy for patients with emphysema and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. N. Gerard...

House overwhelmingly passes 21st Century Cures bill

Thursday, December 1, 2016

WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly passed a far-reaching measure on Wednesday to increase funding for research into cancer and other diseases, address weaknesses in the nation’s mental health systems and help combat the prescription...

Dementia rate falls sharply in older Americans

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

A new study finds that the prevalence of dementia has fallen sharply in recent years, most likely as a result of Americans’ rising educational levels and better heart health, which are both closely related to brain health. Dementia rates...

Teens who vape twice as likely to have respiratory symptoms, study reports

Monday, November 21, 2016

Teens are getting burned by e-cigarettes even after they stop using them. Adolescents who currently vape are twice as likely to suffer respiratory symptoms like persistent cough, bronchitis, congestion and phlegm as those who have never used...

People with moderately low oxygen levels don't benefit from oxygen use, study finds

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Results of a 7-year study of supplemental oxygen for COPD patients with moderately low blood oxygen levels were announced today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Severely low oxygen levels in the blood are a risk factor for Alphas and...

Questions and answers on long-term oxygen trial (LOTT)

Friday, October 21, 2016

Q1: Why was the LOTT study conducted? • Past research has shown that long-term oxygen treatment improves survival in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and severely low levels of blood oxygen. However, a...

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