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July 23, 2024 The Vanderbilt Transplant Center finished the fiscal year with a record 809 solid organ transplants. Vanderbilt's adult heart, lung, liver and kidney transplant programs each recorded their …

EYAGER, WV (WVVA) – Dawn Robinette, a wife and mother to a 12-year-old son, is a McDowell County native who has struggled with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for many …

Imagine having the chance to save someone's life with a simple decision. In 2021, Danny Sams was faced with the harsh reality of pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease that makes …

A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that For the first time, differences in lung transplant outcomes from organs retrieved from two types of deceased organ …

Lung transplant rates for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in the United States have fallen dramatically since the approval of Trikafta (elexacaftar/tezacaftar/ivacaftar), according to a study. However, nearly half of patients …

Since its inception, the lung transplant program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has performed organ transplants on more than 1,600 patients. But as one of the oldest and most experienced centers in …

Surprisingly, an analysis of National Organ Donation and Transplant Network (OPTN) records showed a difference in graft survival rates between lungs retrieved from hospital-based donor care units (DCUs) and those …

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A young woman from Montgomery County is fighting desperately for her life: She needs a lung transplant but most hospitals are turning her down. Following tubing to …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania is the first to examine differences in lung transplant outcomes from organs retrieved from two types …

Emily Weil, MD, MSc PHILADELPHIA — A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that The study, published today, is the first to reveal differences in lung …