Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Jeremy Feldman, MD

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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Pulmonary Fibrosis MD is an educational resource for patients, caregivers, friends, and family members interested in learning about Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis or IPF.

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

It is an exciting time for the Pulmonary Fibrosis community because new treatments are currently being researched and approved. Pulmonologist Jeremy Feldman, MD has devoted his career to treating patients with advanced lung diseases such as IPF and has developed this educational resource to help educate the community and provide the most up to date information on living with and treating Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

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We strive to provide a comprehensive base of information about Pulmonary Fibrosis, as well as current and niche topics that we cover in the blog posts. Our aim is to provide a unique and real life perspective on the issues that IPF patients face. Topics may include traveling with IPF, exercise, pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen tips, medications, transplant, conditions related to IPF, vaccination, and much more. We try to address the practical every day issues real patients and caregivers are struggling with. Search our blog posts and chances are we’ve written about it.

All information on this site is written & edited by an MD or RN  specializing in advanced lung diseases such as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

The Latest Articles

New Drugs Moving Forward for IPF

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BI 1015550 The past few months have brought very exciting news for IPF patients.  A novel drug being developed by Boehringer Ingelheim (BI 1015550) showed positive results in a phase 2 study.  This new medication blocks the phosphodiesterase 4B receptor.  Blockade of this receptor has shown promise in animal models by causing reduced inflammation and […]

FAQs: Emphysema, Exercise & Lung Biopsy

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Dr. Feldman addresses some common questions below. I have pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema.  Why am I so short of breath? Emphysema is often a smoking related lung disease.  The air sacs are destroyed and the lung tissue starts to look like Swiss cheese.  Pulmonary fibrosis replaces the normal lung tissue with scar formation, especially in the lower lobes.  In […]

FAQ’s: Alcohol, Clinical Trials, Pulmonary Function Testing

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The past few months have been particularly stressful both in the United States and across the world.  As COVID-19 has barreled across the globe, our usual routines have been upended.  At PulmonaryFibrosisMD.com we have worked to keep our readers current on major developments.  Many of our readers have submitted questions that we will try and address.  As always, we […]

Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension – a New Treatment Option

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United Therapeutics announced positive results of their study looking at the role of Tyvaso in patients with pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension.  This is a landmark event.  No study to date has shown positive results in this population.  Patients with interstitial lung disease (broad category of lung disorders involving scarring of the lungs) of any etiology were […]