Among asymptomatic adults who underwent lung cancer screening, risks for all-cause, COPD and cardiovascular disease mortality ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Incidental respiratory disease-related findings, including emphysema and reticular opacities, observed on ...

An estimated 3.1 million Americans have been diagnosed with emphysema, the life-threatening condition most commonly associated with smoker's lung and long-term tobacco use. As a severe and related ...

David Lynch, writer and director of the Hollywood movies “Dune” and “Blue Velvet” and co-creator of the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died at age 78, less than six months after announcing he had been ...

Emphysema is a progressive, debilitating lung disease in which the lung's breathing sacs, or alveoli, enlarge, get thinner, and eventually are destroyed as the cells die off. It can be fatal, and ...

An elderly patient was reluctant to undergo further testing. Luckily, clinicians convinced him otherwise. Mr. T, 86 years old, has an extensive medical history. When he arrived complaining of a number ...

Symptoms of stage 3 and 4 emphysema may significantly affect a person’s ability to perform daily activities, such as showering. People may experience frequent flare-ups, worsening shortness of breath, ...

(CN) – Health researchers report air pollution is causing lung diseases – particularly emphysema – to occur on a massive scale, an acceleration made worse by climate change. The study, published ...

Airway inflammation and emphysema are more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers, according to a new study. Researchers said the difference may be due to the way that marijuana is smoked ...

Emphysema falls under the umbrella of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There are three main types of emphysema, and these differ according to which distinct lung parts, or lobules, they ...