Respiratory failure: Causes, risk factors, symptoms, complications, treatment

When lungs fail to maintain vital oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, respiratory failure occurs, posing a serious threat. This ...
European Medical Journal

Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Shows Sex Differences

Registry analysis suggests endoscopic lung volume reduction yields similar physiologic gains across sexes, but women report ...
Pulmonology Advisor

Women Have Better Symptom Relief Than Men After ELVR for Emphysema

Men and women with emphysema benefit from endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR), but women may have better symptom response and QoL.
Healio

Emphysema found during lung cancer screening raises risk for mortality

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with a low-dose CT scan between June 2000 and December 2008 were followed for a median of 23.3 years.
WebMD

Emphysema vs. Chronic Bronchitis

What Are Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis? Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are both chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) -- long-term conditions that get in the way of airflow and make it ...
News Medical

Emphysema detected on CT predicts mortality from all causes

Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic adults was associated with death from all causes, chronic obstructive ...
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Emphysema on Low-Dose CT Screening Predictive of Mortality Up to 25 Years

TUESDAY, Sept. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with a history of smoking undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening, emphysema is predictive of mortality up to 25 ...
The Independent

David Lynch death: What are the symptoms and causes of emphysema?

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Odessa American

What people living with COPD or emphysema need to know about available treatments

More than 11 million people in the United States are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including more than 3 million people with emphysema, a type of COPD. This chronic lung ...
Everyday Health

COPD vs Emphysema: What’s the Difference

“Emphysema is usually a description of images — CT scan or X-ray — and is only one part of the disease of COPD,” says Uddalak Majumdar, MD, pulmonologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. COPD is ...
New York Post

David Lynch, 78, is ‘homebound’ after emphysema diagnosis, would have to direct films ‘remotely’

David Lynch, best known for the TV series “Twin Peaks” and “Mulholland Drive,” is now “homebound” due to emphysema. The director made the revelation during an interview with Sight and Sound magazine. ...
CNN

David Lynch says he will ‘never retire,’ despite emphysema diagnosis

Filmmaker David Lynch has reassured his fans that he is not planning on retiring, despite revealing that he is suffering from a chronic lung disease. The 78-year-old screenwriter and director, whose ...