In this Q&A, Avitzur breaks down the study’s findings and suggests how the information can be used to advance PF research and treatments. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. AJMC: ...

It took a while for columnist Kylene Henderson's husband, Donnie, to be diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that led to ...

Laura Dern aims to raise awareness about IPF, an irreversible lung disease that her late mother Diane Ladd was diagnosed with ...

Large genetic study links telomere-related polygenic risk to distinct idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis subgroups, improving disease prediction.

The Program for Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Disease's mission is to provide state of the art evaluation and treatment for patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILD). The University of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the U.S. five years ago this month, leaving not only lingering mental health effects but also long-term physical symptoms. One of those included a condition known as ...

A discovery offers new hope in the battle against pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating lung condition that progressively makes it harder for patients to breathe. Scientists have pinpointed proteins in ...

July 9, 2009 — Interferon gamma-1b cannot be recommended as treatment in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis because it does not improve survival duration, according to the results of a ...

Our lungs are amazing, quietly doing their thing to keep us breathing and alive. But when they are compromised by disease, the effects can be devastating. Two of the diseases that can have a serious ...

Breathing disorders are common in the U.S. with conditions like COPD affecting some 7% of the population and asthma affecting another 10%. Digestive conditions like GERD, acid reflux, Celiac disease ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My mother is 86 years old. She is in relatively good health. She recently saw her primary care physician for her routine checkup. Prior to her visit, she had developed cold symptoms.