Turlington Diagnosed With Emphysema. By ABC News. December 3, 2000, 5:53 PM. December 3 -- Model Christy Turlington has disclosed to The Times of London that she is suffering from early-stage ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Emphysema is a chronic lung disease that occurs when the air sacs in the lungs (called the alveoli) can no longer inflate and deflate to pump air in and out of ...

Paraseptal emphysema can cause damage that over time leads to empty spaces in your lung tissue. If they get too big, you may be at risk for a collapsed lung. But that happens rarely.

David Lynch, best known for the TV series “Twin Peaks” and “Mulholland Drive,” is now “homebound” due to emphysema. The director made the revelation during an interview with Sight and ...

David Lynch, the iconic screenwriter and director behind surrealist staples “Twin Peaks” and “Eraserhead,” has been diagnosed with emphysema — and he says it has taken a toll on his ...

In some cases, emphysema can also be due to a genetic condition called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Over 3 million people in the U.S. have emphysema, although many more are diagnosed with COPD. [5] ...

“Emphysema is usually a description of images — CT scan or X-ray — and is only one part of the disease of COPD,” says Uddalak Majumdar, MD, pulmonologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio ...

Subcutaneous emphysema is the medical term for when air becomes trapped in tissues beneath the skin. Learn more about the condition, including the symptoms and treatment options.

"I've gotten emphysema from smoking for so long, and so I'm homebound whether I like it or not," he told the magazine. "I can't go out. And I can only walk a short distance before I'm out of oxygen." ...

David Lynch, the director behind surreal classics like "Twin Peaks" and "Mullholland Drive," revealed he has emphysema, making it difficult for him to leave the house.

Addressing his followers as “ladies and gentlemen,” he wrote: “Yes, I have emphysema from my many years of smoking. “I have to say that I enjoyed smoking very much, and I do love tobacco ...