Treatment with Endeavor Biomedicines’ experimental oral therapy ENV-101 (taladegib) improved lung function in people with IPF ...

A Phase 2 trial testing experimental therapy CAL101 in people with IPF is recruiting participants. CAL101 has been granted ...

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF), as its name suggests, is a disease marked by scarring — or fibrosis — of the lungs, leading to shortness of breath. PF is part of a larger group of more than 200 lung ...

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a disease of the respiratory system caused by scarring (fibrosis) in the lungs, which makes it harder for patients to breathe. Based on the underlying cause of the scarring, ...

Sam Kirton started his column in November 2021 and writes from his home at Lake Anna, Virginia, where he lives with his wife Susan. His diagnosis at age 59 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in ...

This Veterans Day, columnist Samuel Kirton writes about the PACT Act, which expanded coverage for veterans exposed to toxic substances.

For pulmonary fibrosis patients, lung transplant is often the best choice for extending life and improving quality of life. Because PF is a progressive disease with no current cure, the lungs ...

PF patients often notice breathlessness when exercising or exerting themselves physically, but as the disease progresses, dyspnea begins to occur even when engaging in simple tasks such as walking, ...

Charlene Marshall is a fiercely independent 30-something-year-old who can’t sit still. She loves coffee, wine tasting, playing with her dog, and spending time on the beach with her family. She’s a ...

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is characterized by scarring, or fibrosis, in the lungs. Scar tissue development can interfere with the lungs’ ability to deliver oxygen to the bloodstream, as well as with ...

Taking oral dietary supplements of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) — an antioxidant in green tea — may stop and reverse the pro-fibrotic (scarring) state of the lungs of people with idiopathic ...

Corticosteroids such as cortisone, hydrocortisone, and prednisone are used to treat many different lung conditions. They are also used to treat other conditions like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ...