An Oklahoma City woman who was once told she was too old for a lung transplant is now celebrating a second chance at life after receiving a lifesaving double lung transplant.

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 awarding the organs to sick and dying ...

Ali Y. Mansour, MD, Medical Director, Advanced Lung Failure and Lung Transplant Program, and Stephen J. Forest, MD, Surgical Director, Advanced Pulmonary Failure and Lung Transplantation, Associate ...

Sarah Murnaghan has had two lung transplants. The first one failed. June 28, 2013— -- The 10-year-old girl whose parents successfully fought a rule preventing her from qualifying for adult lungs ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lung transplantation has evolved over 60 years from an experimental to an accepted standard treatment for life-threatening lung disease. Suitable recipients can expect improved survival and quality of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The third SHORE manuscript included 1,934 heart transplant recipients from 59 centers and demonstrated that HeartCare’s molecular signals can reveal risk for adverse outcomes even when biopsy results ...