Sam Kirton started his column in November 2021 and writes from his home at Lake Anna, Virginia, where he lives with his wife Susan. His diagnosis at age 59 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in ...

Columnist Ann Reynoso was worried before a recent bronchoscopy, but her medical team's excellent bedside manner put her mind at ease.

For National Donate Life Month, columnist Sam Kirton urges readers to spread the word about the importance of being an organ donor.

The abnormal accumulation of antibody-producing immune cells in the lungs may contribute to IPF progression, a new study ...

Columnist Sam Kirton invites readers to join him on the way to the Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums, where he's a moderator.

Blocking Piezo2, a protein receptor that senses mechanical forces in tissues — ones such as stress, strain, and stiffness — may be a new way to slow the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ...

One of the lessons idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has taught me is that not everything will go as planned. For that reason, this past weekend we celebrated Halloween and One-Half (which we call ...

Basal stem cells taken from the upper part of a patient’s respiratory tract can be expanded in the lab and then transplanted back into their lungs to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), ...