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Endobronchial Valves Help Advanced COPD and Emphysema Patients Breathe Easier

One patient could only walk 15 to 20 steps before needing to get back on her oxygen, making it difficult to find motivation to engage in daily activities. Another patient struggled with severe ...
Yahoo

What are Zephyr Valves? Groundbreaking COPD treatment brings hope to Panhandle patients

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysema are debilitating conditions that can make even simple tasks like walking or climbing stairs feel insurmountable. For many in the Texas ...
Healio

Lung function improves with endobronchial valve in COPD, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Studies assessing bronchoscopic lung volume reduction ...
NBC Connecticut

Zephyr valve procedure turns life around for Connecticut COPD patient

Connecticut COPD patients now have access to a new life-changing treatment in Hartford. The first patient at Saint Francis Hospital to get the procedure since it newly became available says it has ...
Business Wire

The New 2020 Report from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Gives Highest Evidence Rating to Endobronchial Valves, including the Zephyr Valve ...

Endobronchial valve treatment for emphysema is supported by a rich body of high-quality evidence, and is now a compelling alternative to lung volume reduction surgery (also evidence level A); ...
MarketWatch

PIH Health Now Offering Innovative Zephyr(R) Endobronchial Valve Procedure for Patients with Severe COPD and Emphysema

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. WHITTIER, Calif., Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PIH Health Whittier Hospital is now offering the Zephyr(R) ...
Philadelphia Mag

This Philly Physician Uses Tiny Valves to Greatly Improve Lung Function Without Surgery–A Gamechanger for Patients with COPD

Grocery shopping, doing laundry, going up the stairs, showering—it’s these minuscule, mundane activities that, without us giving them much thought, make up most of our days. That thoughtlessness is ...
Business Wire

El Camino Hospital First in California to Offer New Treatment for Severe COPD/Emphysema

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--El Camino Hospital today announced it is the first hospital in California to have successfully performed the new and recently Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Without a single cut, lung valve procedure helps emphysema patients breathe easier. The only problem: Not enough people know about it.

About two years ago, John McLees' lungs had become so badly damaged that he could barely get from one side of his small condo to the other without feeling like he'd just finished an intense workout.
Detroit Free Press

A new procedure is helping people with emphysema breathe better – without surgery

MILWAUKEE — About two years ago, John McLees' lungs had become so badly damaged that he could barely get from one side of his small condo to the other without feeling like he'd just finished an ...
WebMD

COPD and Your Medical Care Team

Who helps you manage your COPD? It’s more than just one doctor. It’s a medical care team. What Kind of Doctors Treat COPD? Your COPD care team includes providers who prescribe medicine, guide therapy ...