Duane McKay, 40, receives life-saving double transplant at UNC Hospitals after battling leukemia five years prior. In July of 2024, Christina McKay, 36, learned that her husband, Duane, 40, would …
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Lung Transplantation
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Lung Transplantation
Former wrestling champion Ben Askren may need a lung transplant, his wife says
by Sheri Walshby Sheri WalshFormer Missouri NCAA Division 1 champion wrestler and UFC fighter Ben Askren are being evaluated for lung transplants. His wife revealed Tuesday after being hospitalized with severe pneumonia. File photo …
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Lung Transplantation
Ben Askren's wife says the former fighter may need a lung transplant: “I still pray for a miracle.”
Getty Images According to his wife, Amy, UFC alumnus Ben Ascle is currently evaluating a lung transplant after contracting severe pneumonia. Askren is currently on a ventilator as doctors continue …
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New York Medic gets the first double lung transplant performed by a robot Meet Cheryl Mehrkar. Ben Ascle, a Heartland native and Arrowhead High School alumnus, is a former Olympic …
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Heart Transplantation
NBA champion and ‘Survivor’ contestant Scott Pollard is doing well after heart transplant, wife says
NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scott Pollard “woke up and felt great” the day after his heart transplant, his wife said on social media Saturday. “Scots have a new heart!” …
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Pollard was 6 feet 11 inches tall and had trouble finding a heart large enough and powerful enough to pump blood to his body. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NBA player …