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 ...

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 ...

Doctors also call it distal acinar emphysema. It mainly damages the tiny ducts that connect to your lung’s fragile air sacs that help you breathe. Paraseptal emphysema usually affects the upper ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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