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 ...
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)- A woman with emphysema, who has struggled to breathe for years, is amazed at how much better she feels. She credits three tiny valves placed in her damaged lung through her mouth ...
Because they carry a higher reintervention rate, percutaneous pulmonary valves cost approximately $20,000 more than surgical valve replacement over 5-year follow-up. Even so, a shortened hospital stay ...
CHILLICOTHE— A new, minimally invasive procedure now being offered by Adena Health System for patients suffering from emphysema and COPD. “We’ve actually been talking about doing this type of ...
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Major surgery avoided thanks to Evansville Doctor

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 ...
The Zephyr Valve Helps COPD/Emphysema Patients Breathe Easier Without the Risk of Major Surgery 1 REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of COPD Awareness Month, Pulmonx ...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pulmonx Corporation, a leader in therapeutic pulmonary device technologies, announced today that UnitedHealthcare®, the largest commercial insurer in the United ...
Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...
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 ...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of COPD Awareness Month, Pulmonx Corporation is announcing that over 20,000 patients have been treated worldwide with their Zephyr® ...