Emphysema happens when smoke from tobacco or other pollutants slowly damage the tiny air sacs in your lungs called alveoli. Normally, some 300 million alveoli help bring oxygen into your body and ...

For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), according to a study ...

lung volume reduction surgery had significantly heightened odds for mortality and readmission. Risk adjustment is important in future research on this topic. Medicare beneficiaries with emphysema ...

LEGENDARY director David Lynch passed away at the age of 78, after revealing he'd suffered from a terrifying lung disease that left him barely able to "walk across a room". The filmmaker ...

They’re separate conditions that can damage your lungs in opposite ways and for different reasons. But symptoms of COPD and pulmonary fibrosis can be so alike that it can be tricky for doctors ...

Emphysema is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease that causes airways to become swollen and blocked. It's an umbrella term used to describe various ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition that you either develop from external factors or inherit, and it lasts throughout your life. Two conditions cause COPD: chronic ...

Emphysema is a chronic lung condition that affects millions of people worldwide and can make everyday activities such as walking, talking, and even breathing, feel like a challenge. Emma Rubach ...

Although no cause of death or further details were given, the news comes months after Lynch announced he had been living with emphysema. In an August 2024 interview with Sight and Sound magazine, ...