Among asymptomatic adults who underwent lung cancer screening, risks for all-cause, COPD and cardiovascular disease mortality ...

(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. This ...

“Emphysema is usually a description of images — CT scan or X-ray — and is only one part of the disease of COPD,” says Uddalak Majumdar, MD, pulmonologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. COPD is ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A new treatment option for people with COPD or emphysema could be an alternative to lung surgery and transplant. People with COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, struggle ...

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 ...

Rick Scroggins has worked hard and played hard throughout his 75 years. So, it didn't sit well with him when severe emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) forced him to slow down ...

WHITTIER, Calif., Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PIH Health Whittier Hospital is now offering the Zephyr (R) Endobronchial Valve procedure, a breakthrough minimally invasive treatment option for ...

Environmental factors like smoking or chemical exposure are usually the culprit in lung disorders like COPD or emphysema. However, some of those cases are actually driven by genetics. We inherit our ...

The pulmonary emphysema market is poised for steady growth driven by rising COPD prevalence, an aging global population, and greater diagnostic awareness. Advances in inhaled therapies, targeted ...

In 2021, an estimated 14 million adults in the United States reported a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis, or emphysema. If you’re not sure what the ...

Doctors sometimes recommend lung coils to help someone manage severe emphysema, especially when other treatments have been unsuccessful. Their benefits include increased lung volume, exercise capacity ...