Wayne Donald Peterson sat in the Gonda building with his portable oxygen concentrator resting by his feet. Peterson, who was previously on 7 liters of oxygen a minute, would only be able to take that ...

Catching a "breath of fresh air" has new meaning for a North Texas woman. For more than 20 years, 62-year-old Joyce Stovall of Mansfield stayed attached to an oxygen tank. She was diagnosed in her 30s ...

For columnist Caroline Gainer, treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease isn't always found in the operating room.

About two years ago, John McLees' lungs had become so badly damaged that he could barely get from one side of his small condo to the other without feeling like he'd just finished an intense workout.

The first randomized controlled trial to compare two different lung volume reduction procedures for people with emphysema has found that both lead to similar improvements in lung function, ...

MILWAUKEE — About two years ago, John McLees' lungs had become so badly damaged that he could barely get from one side of his small condo to the other without feeling like he'd just finished an ...

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 ...

The Zephyr valve is a device that can improve breathing in people with emphysema, one of the two most common types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The valve received approval by the ...