Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The new algorithm was supposed to help distribute lungs more fairly to people who desperately needed life-saving transplants. But a flaw in the process for ...

Oct. 9, 2025, marks the first-ever Lung Transplant Awareness Day. This initiative is dedicated to uniting the lung disease patient community, raising awareness of this lifesaving medical procedure and ...

After surviving the initial illness, Brett spent nine months in a rehabilitation facility working to regain the strength to ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- For the first time, surgeons in Chicago used breast implants and an artificial lung to save a young man's life. The longtime smoker, and vaper, needed the transplant after getting ...

When receiving a lung transplant, one of the most important complications to look out for is chronic lung allograft dysfunction, known as CLAD. Preventing this complication for those who receive a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Northwestern Medicine is celebrating a milestone after performing a record number of lung transplants using new technology known as "lungs in a box." The procedure allows surgeons to ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A new lung transplant program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona is bringing renewed hope for patients battling advanced stage lung disease. On Monday, doctors gave one man a second chance ...

UCSF Health’s Lung Transplant program has been awarded INTERLINK’s 2025 Chairman’s Award for Transplant Excellence as the top-performing lung transplant program in the nation. The UCSF program, which ...

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 ...

Scientists have, for the first time, transplanted a genetically engineered pig lung into a human. The lung tissue remained alive for nine days after the transplant despite early signs of inflammation, ...

The Lung Transplant Program at Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center (BSLMC) is located in Houston’s renowned Texas Medical Center, and is one of the leading programs in the nation. We strive to meet ...