The abnormal accumulation of antibody-producing immune cells in the lungs may contribute to IPF progression, a new study ...

Blocking Piezo2, a protein receptor that senses mechanical forces in tissues, may be a new way to slow IPF progression, per a ...

Columnist Sam Kirton invites readers to join him on the way to the Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums, where he's a moderator.

Columnist Sam Kirton and his wife go with the flow when changes are necessary, such as rescheduling a Halloween party to the advent of spring.

Basal stem cells taken from the upper part of a patient’s respiratory tract can be expanded in the lab and then transplanted back into their lungs to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), ...

Pliant Therapeutics has discontinued a pivotal Phase 2b/3 clinical trial evaluating its idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) treatment bexotegrast due to safety issues. The BEACON-IPF (NCT06097260) ...

Weight loss is a recurring topic during my medical appointments, and I frequently discuss it with my transplant team. I wrote about this a couple years ago in a column titled “Using Ozempic in hopes ...

Living with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is not for the faint of heart. That applies equally to patients, caregivers, and loved ones. While each of us is on a unique journey, there are times when support ...

It was five years ago this month that COVID-19 was beginning to consume the headlines. Around the world, those headlines provided an early view of what a pandemic might look like here in the U.S. In ...