First IPF Patient Dosed with Pamrevlumab in Ongoing ZEPHYRUS Phase 3 Trial

Mentoring Kids Is a Win-Win Situation

Even before I was officially diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), I could feel my health declining and my enthusiasm to complete yardwork diminishing. I always took great pride in my meticulously landscaped yard. When I moved into my wife’s house, I immediately tore up the yard, planted new…

Data Support Use of Diabetes Medication Metformin to Treat IPF

The type 2 diabetes medication metformin suppresses the production of collagen, and induces a switch in lung fibroblasts that is associated with quickened recovery from fibrosis, according to a preclinical study. The findings support the use of this medication in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The research,…