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 ...

New FDA-approved medical treatments can be transformative for patients and families, often providing them with more years to live and an enhanced quality of life. 1 Delivering timely, high-quality ...

COPD treatments aim to improve patients' quality of life, with options including medication, rehabilitation, and invasive procedures. Emphysema significantly impacts patients' daily activities due to ...

Researchers have developed a new COPD diagnostic approach that integrates chest CT imaging and symptom assessments alongside traditional spirometry. The schema reclassified some patients without ...

Guiding people on how to correctly use inhaled medications via a phone-based program can help improve technique, according to ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pulmonx Corporation (Nasdaq: LUNG) (“Pulmonx”), a global leader in minimally invasive treatments for severe lung disease, announced today that the ...

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 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A new FDA-approved procedure performed at Prisma Health is helping certain patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and emphysema to breathe better.

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. In those with and those without emphysema, patients ...

A new procedure is helping people with advanced emphysema breathe easier. Patients usually carry around oxygen tanks and cannot walk more than a few feet at a time. A new procedure, called lung ...

Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Among adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...