New research from UCLA Health reveals that women continue to face barriers in accessing lung transplants compared to men, despite recent national policy changes aimed at making organ distribution more ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The medical world is celebrating two innovative technologies Northwestern Medicine is using to help give patients a new chance at life, called "lungs in the fridge" and "lungs in a ...
Bilateral lung transplantation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) leads to comparable 1- and 5-year ...
MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- A medical breakthrough took place in New York City, after a patient received the first robotic double lung transplant in the world. As a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie ...
WYOMING — After more than a year of doctor appointments, setbacks and delays, Wyoming resident Michelle Rhodes underwent double lung transplant surgery on Sept. 21-22 at the University of Pittsburgh ...
When someone with advanced lung disease — like emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — has tried all other treatment options, a lung transplant may be their ...
The lungs that Dr. Ankit Bharat took out of Tadd Crosslin, a 49-year-old father of twins, were marred with billions of cancer cells. They were “perhaps the most diseased that we’ve ever seen,” said ...
At 34 years old, Minnesota resident Mandy Wilk thought she had just 2½ years left to live. She had been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, and it had spread to her liver. Doctors wanted her to start ...
PHOENIX — A man who literally struggled for every breath became the first patient to receive a lung transplant through a new initiative at the Phoenix Mayo Clinic. Craig Scherer celebrated his ...
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Mette-Marit of Norway’s doctor on her possible lung transplant: 'It’s a major operation'
To close out a difficult year for the Norwegian Royal House, the Palace has issued an urgent statement announcing that Princess Mette-Marit’s respiratory illness has worsened. To counteract the ...
Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway assessed for lung transplant amid 'clear worsening' of health
"We are reaching the point where a lung transplant will be necessary," Dr. Are Martin Holm said The Royal House of Norway announced on Dec. 19 that Crown Princess Mette-Marit is being assessed for a ...
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