TEXARKANA, Texas -- A relatively new surgery is giving COPD and emphysema sufferers hope for better quality of life.

A new non-surgical procedure is helping those with emphysema breathe better. The only problem? Not enough people know about it.

The BREATHE-3 trial hopes to determine the safety and impact of a novel bronchoscopic device on lung function in adults with ...

A woman with emphysema, who has struggled to breathe for years, is amazed at how much better she feels. She credits three tiny valves placed in her damaged lung.

And trapped air escapes through the valves until the lung volume is reduced–all without surgery. “With surgery, your potential for air leaks due to cuts in the lung, or pneumothorax, is higher.

Surgery or a less invasive procedure is often needed to correct valve disease. There is a percutaneous (through-the-skin) procedure that may be used to open narrowed tricuspid, pulmonary and ...

Pulmonary valve stenosis can be both congenital (present at birth) or something adults develop later on in life. It can range in severity from mild to severe cases. Often, a person may not know ...