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 … [Read more...]

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 greatly … [Read more...]

We appreciate the great topic suggestions that our readers send us.  Many of our readers ask us about unapproved treatments for IPF. Unapproved means not sufficiently researched or approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration).  Stem Cell Infusion  Over the years I have talked about the dangers of these “treatments”.  The most … [Read more...]

There is no shortage of bad information on the Internet.  Don’t believe everything you read.  Below is a short list of some of the biggest lies, scams or bogus information that populates the Internet. Myth #1:  Vaccinations are Unsafe Nothing could be further from the truth.  Much of the improvement in our life expectancy we owe to … [Read more...]

We appreciate our readers submitting questions. We try and choose a selection to answer that is representative of common issues in IPF.  GERD and IPF We receive many questions about GERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease) and IPF. This has been a very controversial area of research in IPF. There is good quality data that GERD symptoms and signs of GERD on invasive testing … [Read more...]