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 ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Ronny Neal has struggled with emphysema for 15 years. It's a form of COPD - or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Every breath was a challenge, especially in hot, ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Studies assessing bronchoscopic lung volume reduction ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pulmonx Corporation, a leader in therapeutic pulmonary device technologies, announced today that the 2020 update from the Global Initiative for Chronic ...

TEXARKANA, Texas -- A relatively new surgery is giving COPD and emphysema sufferers hope for better quality of life. Zephyr Endobronchial Valve treatment blocks areas of the lung that have been ...

New Data Presented at ATS 2021 International Conference Shows Positive, Sustained Benefits to Patients Treated with this First Minimally Invasive, Non-drug Treatment Option REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May ...

Eisenhower Health is the first hospital in Southern California to offer a new lung valve treatment for patients with severe COPD/emphysema. Recently approved by the FDA under their "Breakthrough ...

An Indiana woman diagnosed with emphysema is finding a sliver of hope from an Evansville doctor. Juanita McFadden was ...

Grocery shopping, doing laundry, going up the stairs, showering—it’s these minuscule, mundane activities that, without us giving them much thought, make up most of our days. That thoughtlessness is ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville woman struggling with COPD said she owes her quality of life to a simple procedure that didn't even require an incision. Tommi Richardson was diagnosed with ...

Endobronchial valve treatment for emphysema is supported by a rich body of high-quality evidence, and is now a compelling alternative to lung volume reduction surgery (also evidence level A); ...