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 ...

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 ...

The goal of PFF Walk 2025 is to raise at least $1.02 million, according to a foundation webpage. The campaign has already reached 40% of this goal. “While PF is a debilitating lung disease, our ...

Esbriet (pirfenidone) is an oral treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) that is known to decrease inflammation by reducing the synthesis of a pro-inflammatory molecule called transforming ...

Patients were assigned randomly to receive either 30 or 60 mg of the therapy, or a placebo, taken twice a day, for about six months. Background use of antifibrotics or select immunosuppressive ...

My chronic illness also prevents me from achieving milestones that my peers are having. For my age, young adulthood, these typically include engagements, weddings, and starting a family. Even if IPF ...

The BEACON-IPF (NCT06097260) trial was assessing whether once-daily doses of bexotegrast (160 mg or 320 mg) could improve lung function in about 360 IPF patients, ages 40 and older, when compared with ...

According to the presented results, patients treated with ENV-101 saw a significant improvement in lung function, with a mean increase of 1.9% in percent predicted forced vital capacity (ppFVC) and a ...

Secondary efficacy measures included the time to the first occurrence of an acute disease exacerbation, hospitalization due to breathing problems, or death. The trial is also assessing ...