Emphysema is a lung disease that damages the air sacs, making it difficult to breathe, especially during physical activity. Smoking is the primary cause of emphysema, but exposure to irritants, ...

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 lungs consist of tiny air sacs called alveoli. Emphysema damages the alveoli and destroys lung tissue. Bullous emphysema (BE) refers to damaged alveoli that distend to form large air spaces, ...

Emphysema is a condition that causes damage to the lungs’ air sacs. This can result in breathing difficulties and reduced oxygen flow to vital organs. While there is no cure for emphysema, treatments ...

Visually assessed pulmonary emphysema independently predicted modestly elevated all-cause mortality risk over 25 years of follow-up in patients with a history of smoking. After controlling for other ...

Surgical emphysema is another term for subcutaneous emphysema. It occurs when air or gas enters the subcutaneous tissue, which is the deepest layer of the skin. People can develop surgical emphysema ...

British soul diva Amy Winehouse, who is presently hospitalised and being treated for chest infection, has early stage emphysema and an irregular heartbeat, her father Mitch Winehouse has revealed. In ...

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, formerly HCFA, decided to stop covering the procedure, which costs between $25,000 and $60,000, a move that subjected the agency to "intense criticism." ...

Amy Winehouse is suffering from the early stages of emphysema and could have to wear an oxygen mask for the rest of her life if she doesn't kick drugs soon. The singer's father, Mitch, told the Sunday ...