Researchers have found that a decrease in scar-generating cell death called ferroptosis may be a mechanism that drives IPF.

GRI Bio‘s experimental oral therapy GRI-0621 (tazarotene) has received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) ...

A funny thing happened the other day on the way to the Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums. In the blink of an eye, everything changed, and off I went to the emergency room at Inova Fairfax Hospital in ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit Print Preferred Source on Google I recently received my first Rituxan (rituximab) infusion. Most ...

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, ...

The need for naps tends to evolve throughout one’s lifetime. When my kids were babies, it was good to let their young bodies rest midday, giving their parents a break and helping them gradually adjust ...

Familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF) makes up a notable portion of all cases of interstitial lung disease, disorders marked by scarring in the lungs, and tends to appear differently from non-familial ...

Storytelling is a learning tool as old as time. History is made up of eyewitness accounts and recollections of a certain time or place, often augmented by official records. I’ve seen discussions ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit Print Preferred Source on Google Note: This column describes the author’s husband’s own ...

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 ...