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.

BARCELONA -- Eligible emphysema patients had similar levels of improvement whether treated with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) or bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) with valve placement, ...

The hospital said it's the first in Northwest Indiana to offer the Zephyr Valve system, a minimally invasive procedure approved by the Food and Drug Administration. It requires no incisions and aims ...

Emphysema detected with lung-density analysis software during low-dose CT lung cancer screening can be highly predictive of lung cancer risk, new research shows. "Almost everyone has an incidental ...

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 ...

Are you finding that your chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is making it harder to do the things you enjoy? Canceling plans more often? Missing work due to flare-ups? It could mean your ...

Results from a study on bronchoscopic lung volume reduction and lung volume reduction surgery may aid medical professionals in selecting the best treatment for patients with emphysema. A recent study ...

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AJMC®: How is COPD definitively diagnosed in clinical practice, and how does this disease create a clinical burden on patients and caregivers? Dr Rali: COPD diagnosis requires both clinical context ...