Cheryl Mehrkar with Stephanie H. Chang, MD, who performed the world’s first fully robotic double lung transplant surgery on Oct. 22, 2024. Surgeons in New York have become the first in the world to ...

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has built one of the country’s most ambitious transplant programs. Whether performing the first double lung-liver transplant in the U.S., eliminating all traces of ...

When someone with advanced lung disease — like emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — has tried all other treatment options, a lung transplant may be their ...

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 ...

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 ...

Doug Akagi, celebrating 12 years since his life-saving double lung transplant. When Doug Akagi was just 31 years old, he started to notice some troubling symptoms. He couldn’t seem to catch his breath ...

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 ...

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...

Former UFC fighter, MMA champ and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren is back in the hospital, weeks after he underwent a double lung transplant surgery in June. Askren, 41, shared an update on his health on ...

WYOMING — After more than a year of doctor appointments, setbacks and delays, Wyoming resident Michelle Rhodes underwent double lung transplant surgery on Sept. 21-22 at the University of Pittsburgh ...

Former MMA fighter and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren has spoken out for the first time since receiving a double lung transplant following a battle with pneumonia. In a video posted to Instagram on ...

Surgeons in New York have become the first in the world to complete a fully robotic double lung transplant. NYU Langone Health announced that on October 22, it successfully conducted the surgery on a ...