California doctor gets life-saving lung transplant after NBC ... - NBC News
WEBAfter NBC News reported on a new transplant technique for lung cancer, a California man with advanced cancer reached out to Northwestern Medicine and received a double lung and liver transplant.
New double lung transplant technique is successful in two ... - NBC News
WEBMar 15, 2023 · A double lung transplant was successful in late-stage cancer patients for the first time. Northwestern Medicine surgeons performed the operation.
Northwestern Medicine successfully performs double-lung transplant …
WEBMar 15, 2023 · The treatment option is now available for select patients with stage 4 lung cancers confined to the lungs in a first-of-its-kind clinical program at Northwestern Medicine called Double Lung Replacement and Multidisciplinary Care (DREAM).
Double lung transplants successfully treat late-stage lung ... - ABC News
WEBMar 16, 2023 · A new double lung transplant technique was successful for two patients with lung cancer, Northwestern Medicine announced. The hospital said it's leveraging that success into a new clinical program that will offer transplants to …
NYU Langone Performs First Fully Robotic Lung Transplant in the …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first fully robotic lung transplant in the nation. The procedure marks a new milestone in surgical innovation and patient care, making NYU Langone only the third program in the world to use a robotic system in a lung transplant surgery.
Lung transplant rates continue to increase six months post ...
WEBDec 4, 2023 · A new data monitoring report evaluates key metrics six months after the implementation of the current lung allocation system that went into effect March 9, 2023. Lung is the first organ type to adopt the flexible and patient-centric system known as continuous distribution.
Doctor Gets First U.S. Lung-Liver Transplant for Advanced Lung …
WEBTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Dr. Gary Gibbon didn’t have long to live. A harsh cocktail of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy for his advanced lung cancer had...
FBI helps Pennsylvania woman defy the odds of obtaining 2nd lung transplant
WEBOct 3, 2024 · The FBI helped a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, woman defy the odds of obtaining a second lung transplant. Jen Dunlea, 22, is back home in Narberth after rehab in New York, where she had a ...
Once rare, lung transplants for COVID-19 patients are rising …
WEBNov 28, 2021 · When it comes to receiving organ transplants, patients are not usually judged on prior behavior, but some doctors are questioning whether unvaccinated COVID patients should qualify for new lungs.
Lung transplants continue to increase six months post …
WEBDec 4, 2023 · A new data monitoring report evaluates key metrics six months after the implementation of the current lung allocation system that went into effect March 9, 2023. Lung is the first organ type to adopt the flexible and patient-centric system known as continuous distribution.