Photopheresis (also known as extracorporeal photochemotherapy, ECP) is a blood-filtering treatment that works with your body’s own immune system to treat disease.
Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive, pain-free way of measuring the oxygen in a person's blood.
A minimally invasive procedure to examine the lungs for the diagnosis of lung cancer and other diseases.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disorder characterized by persistent obstruction to airflow through the lungs. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Apheresis is a technology that separates donated blood components to treat certain illnesses. Learn more about this procedure.
A one-way valve that is implanted in the airways in the lung help people with COPD and emphysema breathe more easily.
Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are mechanical pumps surgically implanted inside the chest to support heart function and blood flow. Learn about these devices.
In this routine test, a physician slips a flexible device called a bronchoscope through your nose or mouth, down your throat and into your lungs.
An echocardiogram is a test that uses ultrasound waves to create a moving picture of the heart. Learn more about this procedure.
Photodynamic therapy is a sun damage treatment that relies on a photosensitizing drug and particular kind of light. Learn about symptoms and treatment.