BRIDGETON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A small device is having a big impact on the quality of life for some emphysema patients. We learn how these tiny one-way valves got a local woman back on her feet.

I had been feeling the blues, a combination of flu-like symptoms, couple of weird jobs at work, and the decrease of sunlight as we approach the beginning of winter. Nothing like southern blues by the ...

An experimental procedure using one-way valves to achieve lung volume reduction shows promise for an emphysema patient. Emphysema, a lung disease usually caused by smoking, damages air sacs in the ...

Endobronchial valve management has emerged as a minimally invasive intervention for the treatment of persistent air leaks and fistulas, conditions that are often associated with considerable morbidity ...