LEGENDARY director David Lynch passed away at the age of 78, after revealing he’d suffered from a terrifying lung disease ...

Although no cause of death or further details were given, the news comes months after Lynch announced he had been living with ...

“Emphysema makes it hard to breathe air out of your lungs as it affects the tiny air sacs at the end of the airways where ...

After waking up from the procedure, he told me he could take full breaths for the first time in years,” Dr. Mark Sigler said ...

Emphysema is a chronic lung condition that affects millions of people worldwide and can make everyday activities such as ...

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch passed away months after he was diagnosed with emphysema, a lung disease that results from ...

COVID-19 and emphysema, he notes. “Moreover, (the iron lung) highlighted the importance of managing respiratory failure, which has become a cornerstone of critical care medicine,” says Mendez.

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Before the invention of the polio vaccine, the iron lung supported patients whose lungs were weakened or paralyzed by polio.