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 ...

"My breathing has improved 100%,” Cheryl Mehrkar tells PEOPLE following the groundbreaking procedure Photo by NYU Langone Health Surgeons in New York have become the first in the world to complete a ...

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 ...

A team of four surgeons in the Duke Lung Transplant Program successfully performed a robotic bilateral lung transplant June 30, making Duke the first medical institution in the Southeast and the ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A University of Chicago police captain with two new lungs is sharing his story for National Police Week. Capt. Arthur Gillespie was the first patient at Northwestern Medicine to have a ...

Former UFC fighter, MMA champ and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren is back in the hospital, weeks after he underwent a double lung transplant surgery in June. Askren, 41, shared an update on his health on ...

Ex-MMA champion Ben Askren has undergone successful double lung transplant surgery, per his wife, Amy Askren, on her personal Facebook page. "We are so thankful to share that Ben has received a double ...