New Algorithm for Lung Transplants Fails Blood Type O, Ill Patients, Leading to Fewer Life-Saving Surgeries

Medicine & Technology Jul 02, 2024

A new algorithm for lung transplants fails blood type O and ill patients, leading to fewer life-saving surgeries. Read the full article for details.

Man Gets Saved by Breast Implants During Lung Transplant Surgery

Nov 08, 2023

The man received DD breast implants to support his heart during the lung removal and transplant surgery. Read to learn more.

Man in Glendale Receives First COVID-to-COVID Double-Lung Transplant

May 17, 2021

Renato Aquino is the first successful COVID-to-COVID double-lung transplant patient that was saved from the brink of death by doctors at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

How Viable is Lung Transplant for COVID-19 End-Stage Lung Disease?

Feb 25, 2021

After the first-ever case of an organ recipient contracting and dying of COVID-19 from a lung transplant was reported, researchers sought a meta-analysis that shows how viable lung transplants are for severe cases of COVID-19.