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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Marie Weiss is the first patient at IU Health to undergo an endobronchial valve procedure. Only recently approved by the FDA, she says it's been life-changing. Weiss was ...

Doctors in Kolkata have successfully treated a five-year-old boy, for a massive right-sided pleural empyema, which is a ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A life-saving procedure for some local lung cancer patients is taking place at Franciscan Health. That particular disease is hard to survive, often because it’s hard to catch ...

Standard surgical procedures for lung cancer patients are still effective even when done in a minimally invasive manner, according to new research from Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University ...

A high-tech procedure newly available through Saint Francis Healthcare System increases the possibility of early detection of lung cancer, doctors say. The procedure is called a robotic bronchoscopy, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Burlington County man knew he had to take drastic measures when he was told by one of his doctors that he wouldn't live to see the holidays. He then underwent a life changing ...

After lung cancer screening (LCS), imaging and invasive procedures were performed 31.9% and 2.8% of the time, respectively. Complications during invasive procedures occurred in 30.6% of cases.