A CT scan of healthy lungs looks typical in size with no inflammation, allowing the diaphragm to dome. Lungs with emphysema can look overinflated, with muscle loss, making the diaphragm misshapen. The ...

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 ...

Filmmaker David Lynch insists he will “never retire” — despite being diagnosed with emphysema. The Twin Peaks creator, 78, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he developed the condition after ...

The long-term effects of smoking can be devastating for our health, leading to potentially fatal conditions such as various cancers, heart and lung disease, and stroke. After living with emphysema ...

If you have emphysema, the muscles that help you breathe have to work harder. They also tire out sooner. The result? You feel short of breath after the slightest activity. As the disease gets worse, ...

Cult film director David Lynch revealed this week he is now housebound due to debilitating lung disease emphysema — so he's no longer able to appear on set. The 78-year-old Hollywood legend is ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Temple Health researchers are reporting success with a new minimally invasive treatment for emphysema. It would be an alternative to lung volume reduction surgery - one of ...

Doctors sometimes recommend lung coils to help someone manage severe emphysema, especially when other treatments have been unsuccessful. Their benefits include increased lung volume, exercise capacity ...

Cigarette smoking is associated with emphysema and radiographic interstitial lung abnormalities. The degree to which interstitial lung abnormalities are associated with reduced total lung capacity and ...

David Lynch revealed in a new interview published by a British magazine this week that he has been diagnosed with emphysema, leaving him homebound and unable to direct new projects over fears of ...