(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.)-- About 3 million Americans live with emphysema. Patients with severe forms of the disease can opt for surgery to cut off part of the lung, but it can be risky. Now there's an ...

A landmark clinical trial has demonstrated the benefit of a controversial lung surgery, offering a potential treatment for some of those most severely afflicted with emphysema. Medicare stopped paying ...

Dr. Jonathan Kurman, middle right, looks views Roger Rose's airways prior to performing the Emphysema procedure Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, at the Center for Advanced Care, Froedtert Hospital Campus at ...

Q: My mother has severe emphysema. Medication and oxygen therapy aren’t helping much anymore. Are there any good surgical options? A: Emphysema is a long-term lung problem that makes it harder and ...

An estimated two million people suffer from emphysema in this country, and there is good news about a new surgery to help damaged lungs to breathe easier. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Emily ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- For people with emphysema, breathing in is hard because the lungs can't expand properly. In this week's Moves in Medicine, we learn about a procedure letting some emphysema ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer complications than they did ...

A controversial surgical treatment for emphysema results in a high death rate for some patients, according to early results from a nationwide study of treatments for the illness. The study tracked ...

NEW YORK, July 27 (Praxis Press) Lung-volume-reduction surgery is thought to improve lung function, walking distance, and quality of life in patients with severe emphysema, but the benefits of this ...

Cutting out the diseased parts of the lungs in patients with severe emphysema can modestly improve their capacity to exercise and their overall quality of life, a landmark study shows. The surgery was ...