CHICAGO — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease takes your breath away. With no treatment options other than oxygen, a new procedure – and tiny device – is helping patients breathe a sigh of relief.

A team of four surgeons successfully performed a robotic bilateral lung transplant June 30, making Duke the first medical institution in the Southeast and the fourth globally to complete such an ...

If you or a loved one suffers from severe COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) or advanced emphysema, you know just how difficult it can be to breathe. Every step can be a struggle. Now, there ...

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus performed El Paso’s first successful breakthrough lung procedureto treat patients suffering from COPD and emphysema. The ...

For 70-year-old grandfather Barry Henderson, the shock diagnosis of lung cancer hit quickly - but not as quickly as he was ...

Two regional cancer patients have become trailblazers for a cutting-edge procedure promising faster recovery, less pain and ...

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery demonstrated superior overall survival than open lobectomy in patients with early-stage lung cancer.