We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. A lung volume reduction treatment improved FEV 1 in ...

Severe emphysema is common, is associated with severe symptoms and disability, entails much utilization of healthcare, and lacks disease-modifying treatments. Since the 1960s, various palliative ...

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 ...

Approval of First Minimally Invasive Treatment Option in Japan that Helps Patients with Advanced Disease Breathe Easier and Have a Better Quality of Life Over 600,000 Japanese patients suffer from ...

In Tarrant County, patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, now have access to a procedure that can lessen airflow blockage and improve their quality of life. KERA’s Sam Baker ...

Pulmonologists at Backus Hospital are now offering a procedure for patients with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) that can greatly improve their breathing and their quality of life.

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.

El Paso Zoo mourns death of bald eagle rescued from New Mexico The bald eagle that the El Paso Zoo was nursing back to health after it was rescued has died. Blue Angels land in El Paso, begin planning ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer complications than they did ...

Gerard Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, professor and founding chair, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, discusses a new trial that investigated how long ...

LOS ANGELES—January 26, 2025—As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer ...