Long COVID occurs in approximately a third of COVID-19 survivors, with the CDC estimating one in 13 adults in the United ...

A team at Northwestern is the first to perform a transplantation of both lungs and the liver on a patient with advanced lung ...

Andrew Stevens' only chance at survival is a new set of lungs, but his wife said the VA isn't helping him get that transplant ...

One doctor found himself not only a patient, but the first patient in the world to undergo a procedure that saved his life.

The study of long COVID remains in its infancy, but the pandemic may be spawning new research into other medical areas.

Hope is on the horizon for patients living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). CHEST 2024 in Boston featured a session highlighting emerging bronchoscopic therapies.

The following is a summary of "Pulmonary and extra-pulmonary effects of lung transplantation in an Italian cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis," published in the September 2024 issue of ...

Heart transplant patients who live in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are more likely to experience post-surgical complications and die within five years than patients who live in more ...

Through lung transplantation, we aim to benefit patients with diseases such as cystic fibrosis, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), pulmonary arterial ...

The technology also offers a foundation for creating tissues and organs for transplantation. Over 34 million people suffer ...

Lung transplantation is an established treatment for end-stage lung disease patients. Early recognition and referral can help patients to familiarize themselves with the transplant program. We ...

Our department of surgery is one of the few centers to lead with this technology for both heart and lung transplantation. Dr. Kenneth Liao, chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Transplantation and ...