Lung Archives
VUMC offering new minimally invasive emphysema therapy
Nov. 7, 2019—VUIMC will be the first in the state to offer a minimally invasive, non-surgical alternative for patients with emphysema.
Ancestry impacts smoking risk for lungs
Aug. 7, 2012—Smoking is more detrimental to lung function in individuals with high proportions of African ancestry.
Minimally invasive therapy eases some pulmonary embolism
Jul. 12, 2012—A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blood clot that travels to the lungs and is one of those sneaky, and dangerous, conditions that can appear in perfectly healthy people, perhaps after a long flight or, as in the case of veteran NBC News reporter David Bloom, after sitting in a cramped military tank for several...
Researchers spot Achilles’ heel in respiratory virus
Apr. 13, 2012—A new viral protein structure could jump-start vaccine development for two leading causes of lower respiratory disease in children and elderly adults.
Supplements don’t help lung injury patients
Oct. 13, 2011—Supplements did not improve outcomes of patients with acute lung injury.
