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 ...

A woman who is waiting for a double lung transplant after severe flu slashed her lung capacity to 30% has described a new NHS ...

Joshua Garza is spending a lot of time at Houston Methodist Hospital. “I’ll go to the doctor any day of the week because it means I'm still alive and I'm here to do it. That’s probably the worst thing ...

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 ...

The Philadelphia hospital treats complex cases and expands access to transplant care for patients who may not qualify ...

Surgeons and teams with Vanderbilt Lung Transplant performed 99 lung transplants in 2024, the most ever in one year. Two of the procedures involved combined organ transplants. For the second calendar ...

Our experienced lung transplant team provides exceptional care for patients in the Mountain West. Learn more about our amazing patients and their journey following a successful lung transplant. After ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- A Southern California man was preparing to fly across the country for a life-changing double-lung transplant when his insurance company denied him coverage. Deron Wells is ...

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 ...

There’s no word yet when the heart and lung transplant programs at the University of Arizona Medical Center will re-open. But UA officials have hired a new director of heart and lung transplant ...