Patients with IPF and emphysema who received antifibrotic agents had similar outcomes to patients with IPF alone.

Lung cancer screening saves lives by detecting cancer early when it is most treatable. But what many people don’t realize is that the same low-dose CT scans used to screen for lung cancer can also ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A lung volume reduction treatment improved FEV 1 in ...

PHILADELPPHIA (WPVI) -- When emphysema develops, the lungs lose their ability for two-way airflow. A strategic surgery helps patients breathe easier, and it is drawing people here from far and wide to ...

At 12 months, the average improvement from baseline on the 10-point BODE index -- the study's primary endpoint -- was a similar -1.10 (SD 1.44) with LVRS and -0.82 (1.61) with BLVR (P=0.54), Sara ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. The good news is that early detection ...

Decreasing pulmonary hyperinflation using bronchoscopic lung volume reduction improved cardiac preload, contractility and output in a cohort of patients with emphysema, according to study findings.

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 ...

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (WPVI) -- It's been five years since the FDA approved the first valves to treat severe emphysema. And since then, they've turned life around for patients, including a Montgomery ...

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 23, entitled, "Benidipine calcium channel blocker ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus performed El Paso’s first successful breakthrough lung procedureto treat patients suffering from COPD and emphysema. The ...

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 23, entitled, “Benidipine calcium channel blocker ...