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.

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 ...

If you or a loved one suffers from severe COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) or advanced emphysema, you know just how difficult it can be to breathe. Every step can be a struggle. Now, there ...

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 ...

Pulmonologists at Backus Hospital are now offering a procedure for patients with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) that can greatly improve their breathing and their quality of life.

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 ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A new medical procedure is helping COPD patients to breathe again and change their lives for the better. “I had no air. I had no oxygen whatsoever and that’s all I remember,” said ...

Connecticut COPD patients now have access to a new life-changing treatment in Hartford. The first patient at Saint Francis Hospital to get the procedure since it newly became available says it has ...