The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Birchbiomed’s FS2 as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF.

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Columnist Samuel Kirton shares his emergency "go bag" checklist of things he brought when he received a bilateral lung ...

Researching IPF after her late husband's diagnosis meant learning many new acronyms and abbreviations, says guest writer.

Inhaled lipid nanoparticles loaded with two medicines reduced IPF lung stiffness and fibrosis in mice, outperforming an ...

As an organ recipient, columnist Sam Kirton honors donors and their families each year by decorating holiday trees in the ...

Until then, my family chooses to remain thankful for the available PF treatments and hopeful about the advancements that are sure to come. A diagnosis of PF will change your life, but life is for the ...

The naturally occurring antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid, or ALA, which protects cells against the toxic effects of iron overload, may help reduce lung damage caused by silica — dust particles often ...