Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease takes your breath away. With no treatment options other than oxygen, a new ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Around 14 million Americans have diagnosed COPD, but over a million more live without a diagnosis, according to the CDC. Donna Marshall was referred to Dr. Brad Vincent, a ...

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Surgeons at Cleveland Clinic recently completed the health system’s first successful robotic lung transplant in the United States, marking an advancement in minimally invasive organ ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Monday is World Lung Day, a day to spread awareness about lung diseases, and one patient is opening up about a new procedure that saved his life. Rick Scroggins is a patient at The ...

Thoracic percutaneous needle aspiration (TPNA) and core biopsy are both minimally invasive procedures in which samples are obtained through the skin with a fine-bore hollow needle or coring needle.

CHICAGO — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease takes your breath away. With no treatment options other than oxygen, a new procedure – and tiny device – is helping patients breathe a sigh of relief.