*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • What tests check for emphysema? Are they the same tests for COPD? My age is 80. — P.T. Answer • There are two ...
COPD is a group of lung diseases that get worse over time. It prevents airflow to the lungs, causing breathing problems and ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with a stent coated with the drug paclitaxel to reduce hyperinflation of the lungs appears to be a feasible treatment for patients with severe emphysema, ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pot smokers may experience pathological changes in their lungs decades earlier than such changes usually occur in cigarette smokers, a small study of 10 patients shows. The ...
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 ...
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. ...