In 2022, chronic lower respiratory disease was the sixth highest cause of death in the U.S., according to results published ...

Emphysema is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease that causes airways to become swollen and blocked. It's an umbrella term used to describe various ...

Director David Lynch revealed that he needed a supply of oxygen and could only walk short distances after being diagnosed with emphysema months before his death. Emphysema is a chronic lung ...

Selfish farmers continued burning fields despite the soaring air pollution in Thailand. Aerial footage shows roadside fields ...

Emphysema is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease that causes airways to become swollen and blocked. It's an umbrella term used to describe various lung ...

Since then, the pathophysiology and treatment modalities of chronic bronchitis and emphysema filled the textbooks. Future perspectives rely on a targeted approach, with an evolving definition of ...

Less common causes include genetic conditions, air pollution, exposure to toxic gases or fumes, and dust. Both emphysema and chronic bronchitis affect your lungs. That means they can cause similar ...

David Lynch's cause of death has been confirmed as cardiac arrest due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Despite affecting over 30 million Americans, COPD remains dangerously underdiagnosed. As a leading cause of death, this chronic respiratory disease continues to claim lives, yet awareness and early ...

Director David Lynch revealed that he needed a supply of oxygen and could only walk short distances after being diagnosed with emphysema months before his death. Speaking to Sight & Sound magazine ...

Emphysema causes damage to the lungs’ air sacs, called alveoli. A person usually has about 300 million alveoli in the lungs. With emphysema, damage destroys the walls of the alveoli and causes ...