More than 600 lung transplants have been performed since Northwestern Medicine launched its lung transplant program back in ...

In 2008, her husband John was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - a lung disease - and he said he ...

Background: Unplanned early rehospitalization (UER) is common among lung transplant recipients, but its incidence varies among lung transplant centers. This study aimed to analyze the incidence, ...

After being diagnosed with terminal colorectal cancer which spread to his lungs, he's one of a dozen people who received a successful double-lung transplant through groundbreaking technology last ...

After a double lung transplant in December, Chris Newton has already made his return to the bench. “In the spring I was coaching a little bit but it became hard to stand behind the bench for two ...

Milestone in the Field of Lung Transplantation: Improvement in Rejection and Infection Rate Thanks to Extracorporeal Photopheresis Jan. 9, 2025 — Researchers have published a prospective ...

Lung cancer was the fifth largest leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide for those who have never smoked Vanessa Etienne is an Emerging Content Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Getty The proportion ...

At the end of March, she underwent a CAT scan that showed a "highly suspicious lesion" on one lung. Ciaccio's primary care physician recommended she see a specialist. Ciaccio said the call ...

The Food and Drug Administration has given two biotechnology companies approval for clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into patients with kidney failure ...

Phase 2 clinical trial shows a safe dose from a specific donor helped with gut microbiome recovery in people with cancer SEATTLE — Jan. 28, 2025 — A new study shows that oral fecal microbiota ...

The then 36-year-old courtroom bailiff received Milwaukee County General Hospital's 500th kidney transplant. After suffering from a kidney infection for a decade and spending months on dialysis ...