Last year, surgeons performed 148 lung transplants, the most in a single year since Northwestern's lung transplant program ...

The medical world is celebrating two innovative technologies Northwestern Medicine is using to help give patients a new ...

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 ...

A 76-year-old donor saved five lives in a historic 12-hour surgery at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad. The transplants included ...

Early acute rejection following lung transplantation can be safely detected and graded by transbronchial biopsy via bronchoscopy.

Kathy Mann said he was on ECMO for about seven weeks. According to the Mayo Clinic, it’s a machine that pumps blood outside ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for ...

Surgeons at Amrita Hospital here have harvested and transplanted five organs from a deceased 76-year-old woman donor, giving new hope to five recipients. The procedures included a double-hand ...

Prior to the fridge, lungs would be kept on ice, which could damage them. The fridge allows for more flexibility in scheduling, which in turn can lead to fewer mistakes. Other promising news is on ...

With 103 lung transplants and one heart-lung transplant in 2024, MHH is the leader in the Eurotransplant network. The lung transplant team relies on minimally invasive procedures and innovative ...

In a landmark medical achievement, Twinkle Dogra regained hand function after a 12-hour surgery in Faridabad, India. The ...

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center (VTC) established a new record in 2024 for solid organ transplants, performing a total of 875 lifesaving procedures among its adult and pediatric organ transplant ...