CLEVELAND — University Hospitals revealed Wednesday morning they are now offering a new “revolutionary” treatment for patients who are dealing with severe COPD / emphysema. “Recently approved by the ...

Spectrum Health is one of the first hospitals in Michigan to offer a novel treatment for emphysema. The treatment uses the Zephyr® Valve system, an FDA-approved minimally invasive procedure requiring ...

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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We found a stepwise greater loss of lung density with increasing exacerbation frequency, predominantly in ...

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 ...

Emphysema falls under the umbrella of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There are three main types of emphysema, and these differ according to which distinct lung parts, or lobules, they ...

The approval is based on two placebo-controlled phase 3 studies, which showed mepolizumab significantly reduced the annualised rate of moderate/severe exacerbations and time to first moderate/severe ...

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 ...

Smoking is a main risk factor for emphysema because the toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke weaken the lungs’ defenses and destroy air sacs. Exposure to air pollution, including ozone and particles ...