Temple Health is testing a tiny, flexible scaffold aimed at relieving a common problem for emphysema patients: overinflation ...

Dec. 10—(StatePoint) More than 11 million people in the United States are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including more than 3 million people with emphysema, a type of COPD.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- There's another disease to add to the list of smoking-related ailments. But for doctors, they are still learning about CPFE or Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema. For ...

CLEVELAND — University Hospitals revealed Wednesday morning they are now offering a new “revolutionary” treatment for patients who are dealing with severe COPD / emphysema. “Recently approved by the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We found a stepwise greater loss of lung density with increasing exacerbation frequency, predominantly in ...

In Tarrant County, patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, now have access to a procedure that can lessen airflow blockage and improve their quality of life. KERA’s Sam Baker ...

One patient could only walk 15 to 20 steps before needing to get back on her oxygen, making it difficult to find motivation to engage in daily activities. Another patient struggled with severe ...

Lung cancer screening saves lives by detecting cancer early when it is most treatable. But what many people don’t realize is that the same low-dose CT scans used to screen for lung cancer can also ...

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian in New York have discovered that injecting mice with pulmonary endothelial cells-the cells that line the walls of blood vessels in the ...

Director David Lynch is sharing his emphysema diagnosis with fans. (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images) “I’m homebound whether I like it or not,” he said. Lynch, who has not directed a feature ...