It is potentially hopeful for emphysema sufferers, and for premature babies who often suffer from loss of alveoli because of treatments given to stimulate lung growth." Clinical trials have begun ...

At the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting, researchers presented risk-adjusted findings that shed new ...

If these trials confirm the findings, benralizumab could become the first new therapy approved for eosinophilic exacerbations ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that affects more than 14 million U.S. adults, is marked by damage ...

To help with COPD flare-ups, you may consider a medication inhaler, antibiotics, oxygen therapy, and hospital care. Your healthcare team can best advise you on treatment for COPD exacerbations.

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

You may have COPD if you notice persistent, prolonged changes to your breathing. Symptoms can include: These symptoms usually worsen over time without treatment. You can also develop conditions ...

“Emphysema makes it hard to breathe air out of your lungs as it affects the tiny air sacs at the end of the airways where oxygen is taken up into the bloodstream. The walls of these air sacs become ...

If these trials confirm the findings, benralizumab could become the first new therapy approved for eosinophilic exacerbations of asthma and COPD in over 50 years. In the time it has taken you to ...