One patient could only walk 15 to 20 steps before needing to get back on her oxygen, making it difficult to find motivation to engage in daily activities. Another patient struggled with severe ...
The approval is based on two placebo-controlled phase 3 studies, which showed mepolizumab significantly reduced the annualised rate of moderate/severe exacerbations and time to first moderate/severe ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- For people with emphysema, breathing in is hard because the lungs can't expand properly. In this week's Moves in Medicine, we learn about a procedure letting some emphysema ...
We currently know that COPD, and specifically emphysema, don’t just happen alongside lung cancer; they increase a person’s ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Effective management ...
COPD treatments aim to improve patients' quality of life, with options including medication, rehabilitation, and invasive procedures. Emphysema significantly impacts patients' daily activities due to ...
New FDA-approved medical treatments can be transformative for patients and families, often providing them with more years to live and an enhanced quality of life. 1 Delivering timely, high-quality ...
Lung cancer screening saves lives by detecting cancer early when it is most treatable. But what many people don’t realize is that the same low-dose CT scans used to screen for lung cancer can also ...
BRIDGETON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A small device is having a big impact on the quality of life for some emphysema patients. We learn how these tiny one-way valves got a local woman back on her feet.
Surgery in which doctors remove diseased portions of the lungs clearly helps some people with emphysema, a new study finds. But the likelihood of benefit depends on the location of the damaged tissues ...
COPD treatments aim to improve patients' quality of life, with options including medication, rehabilitation, and invasive procedures. Emphysema significantly impacts patients' daily activities due to ...
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