David Lynch is determined to keep working despite his ongoing health issues. In a new interview, the 78-year-old “Twin Peaks” director said he was diagnosed with emphysema, which has greatly impacted ...

David Lynch, the 78-year-old visionary director of Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, has died. Lynch's family announced his death in a Jan. 16 post on social media, writing there's "a big hole in the world ...

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch said he uses a supplemental oxygen tank now because of emphysema caused by decades of smoking. The “Blue Velvet” director revealed in August he was suffering from ...

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According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of Smoking, and the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco ...

Long-term cigarette smoking is a leading cause of pulmonary emphysema, in which loss of elasticity in lung tissue leads to alveolar enlargement and coalescence, and impaired gas exchange.

Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic adults was associated with death from all causes, chronic obstructive ...