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.

Lung Transplant on the Rise: Experts Weigh in Whether to Allocate Scarce Resource to Those Who Chose to Not Get Vaccinated

Nov 29, 2021

People with severe COVID-19 infection sometimes only have lung transplantation as their option to survive. The rising demand now raises questions on the ethics of allocating the scarce resource to those who chose to not get vaccinated.

COVID-19 Causes a 25-Year-Old Man to Undergo Double Lung Transplantation; Patient Says His Organ Looks Like ‘Chewed Bubblegum’

Sep 26, 2021

A 25-year-old man from Georgia was recently reported to have undergone a double lung transplant after he fell ill with COVID-19 earlier this year.