PHILADELPPHIA (WPVI) -- When emphysema develops, the lungs lose their ability for two-way airflow. A strategic surgery helps patients breathe easier, and it is drawing people here from far and wide to ...

Lung cancer is among the most common cancers worldwide. In the United States and other industrialized countries, it’s the major cause of cancer mortality. Emphysema is a term that describes structural ...

Emphysematous changes refer to changes that may occur in the lungs as emphysema progresses and are visible on a CT scan. This may include changes in location or the type of damage in the lungs due to ...

A new meta-analysis found that more severe emphysema is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. Findings from a meta-analysis published in Radiology revealed that an individual’s emphysema ...

Severe COPD hotspots revealedMore Australians lose their lives to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)1 than to ...

CT-detected emphysema is linked to a higher risk of lung cancer, a risk that increases with emphysema severity, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. Lung cancer is the primary ...

Emphysema detected with lung-density analysis software during low-dose CT lung cancer screening can be highly predictive of lung cancer risk, new research shows. "Almost everyone has an incidental ...

On Oct. 20, Chicago Fire Department firefighters had the opportunity to get screened for COPD at Station 18, thanks to a ...

GSK’s antibody-drug conjugate strategy may be making more headlines recently, but the British pharma hasn’t forgotten about ...

Ensifentrine significantly improved lung function after 12 weeks in patients with moderate to severe COPD with and without ...