A pulmonary and critical care doctor and research at Michigan Medicine discussed idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and the latest advancements in treating the condition.

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Study reveals potential to reverse lung fibrosis using the body’s own healing technique

A recent U-M study uncovers a pathway utilized during normal wound healing that has the potential to reverse idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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Bacteria in the mouth linked to pulmonary fibrosis survival

Bacteria in the mouth may play a role in survival from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).