Because certain IPF and post-transplant medications can cause sun sensitivity, skin protection is crucial, says columnist Sam Kirton.

A Texas researcher received a $219,000 NIH grant to study the potential of a treatment for radiation-induced pulmonary ...

Over the coming months, the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's 2025 PFF Walk will aim to raise more than $1 million for the ...

Being diagnosed in January 2017 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and learning that the disease is chronic, progressive, and incurable was a lot for one day. Of course, I wanted a cure or ...

There is currently no cure for pulmonary fibrosis (PF). However, medication and other treatment options can help improve patients’ quality of life, ease symptoms, and slow the disease’s progression.

Since being diagnosed with IPF in the spring of 2016, I’ve most struggled with the fact that it’s an invisible illness.Unless I’m wearing my supplemental oxygen, no one knows how well or poorly I’m ...

Breakthrough therapy designation is intended to expedite the development and review of medicines for serious or life-threatening diseases. The decision is based on preliminary clinical evidence ...

FIBRONEER-IPF (NCT05321069) enrolled 1,177 patients, ages 40 and older, at several sites in the U.S., Canada, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Full efficacy and safety data will be ...

Palliative care is a specialized care approach aimed at improving the quality of life for both seriously ill patients and their families. In PF, it is focused on relieving the common symptoms of the ...

There is no cure for pulmonary fibrosis (PF), but many therapies are in the pipeline that may be able to slow disease progression, manage symptoms, and improve quality of life for patients. Some of ...