Clinical trials have begun in America to see if the treatment could ... which may offer new options to patients with COPD (an umbrella term for chronic bronchitis and emphysema), a severely ...

Although no cause of death or further details were given, the news comes months after Lynch announced he had been living with ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for ...

There is a paucity of efficacious treatments for subcutaneous emphysema that does not respond to chest tube drainage. Previous reports have suggested that thoracoscopy may be an efficacious treatment, ...

After waking up from the procedure, he told me he could take full breaths for the first time in years,” Dr. Mark Sigler said ...

The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center has a long history of improving outcomes among patients with COPD. In 1996, it was one of 17 medical centers chosen to participate in the landmark National ...

A NOVEL interventional treatment combining airway valve implantation in the right upper (RUL) and middle lobes (ML) has shown potential benefits for patients with severe pulmonary emphysema, ...

With no treatment options other than oxygen, a new procedure – and tiny device – is helping patients breathe a sigh of relief. Carol Folan has lived with emphysema and COPD for years.