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 ...
CHICAGO (WABC) -- The first known 'COVID-to-COVID' double lung transplant recipient is speaking out following his successful surgery. Renato Aquino went to the hospital a year ago suffering from ...
Johnnie Tumai is preparing to spend his first Christmas at home since receiving a new set of lungs. He's urging others to ...
MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- A medical breakthrough took place in New York City, after a patient received the first robotic double lung transplant in the world. As a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie ...
New York University (NYU) Langone Health achieved a medical milestone by performing the world’s first fully robotic double lung transplant. A 57-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Matt Cross of Midland spent last Christmas in recovery following a double-lung transplant surgery on Dec. 19. This year, he looks forward to celebrating at home while reflecting on life, family, and ...
Most of Dedra’s life was spent on the sidelines. She was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis – an inherited condition that causes mucus buildup in the lungs, and often leads to infections and damage to ...
I was angry at the world,” says Natalie Brown, of learning she still had cancer after a double lung transplant ...
Alexandra Briskey, an Arizona woman whose voice was affected by scleroderma, received a life-changing double lung transplant at Norton Thoracic Institute after her condition severely worsened during ...
Ben Askren, a former UFC fighter and wrestling champ, got a life-changing double lung transplant in June 2025. After weeks battling severe pneumonia in a Wisconsin hospital, his wife Amy shared the ...
A German woman has a new lease on life after a novel approach to double-lung transplantation rid her of a deadly cancer. Cornelia Tischmacher, an art dealer and historian from Berlin, was diagnosed ...
Ex-MMA champion Ben Askren has undergone successful double lung transplant surgery, per his wife, Amy Askren, on her personal Facebook page. "We are so thankful to share that Ben has received a double ...