LIBERATE Patients from Emphysema!

PITTSBURGH. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than four million Americans have emphysema, a chronic lung disease that makes it impossible to take a full breath. Major surgery to remove the damaged part of the lung or a lung transplant used to be the best options for some patients with advanced cases. Now, doctors at 17 sites nationwide are testing a minimally- invasive procedure that may save lives.