An artificial lung system sustained a patient for 48 hours without lungs, enabling a life-saving double transplant and ...

Elastic parametric response mapping (ePRM), a CT-based severity scoring system for regional lung volumes, can monitor COPD progression.

Stanford Medicine researchers have developed an experimental nasal vaccine that shielded mouse lungs for at least three months against a striking range of respiratory threats, from SARS-CoV-2 and ...

In an observational study that began enrollment last month, researchers will determine if continuous, remote lung sound ...

Emphysema is not hereditary. It usually results from smoking or exposure to other harmful lung irritants. However, a rare genetic condition called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) passed down in ...

Director David Lynch is sharing his emphysema diagnosis with fans. (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images) “I’m homebound whether I like it or not,” he said. Lynch, who has not directed a feature ...

Certain neighborhood characteristics, including higher poverty, more uninsured residents, and lower educational attainment, ...

Emphysema often occurs alongside other lung and heart conditions, including chronic bronchitis, asthma, heart disease, and pulmonary hypertension. Emphysema is a chronic lung condition that damages ...

Quitting won’t reverse damage from emphysema or stop it from progressing, but it can slow it down and greatly reduce your symptoms. If you quit smoking after finding out you have emphysema, you might ...