Asbestosis, or diffuse pulmonary fibrosis ... Depending on the exact disorder, lung transplants may be an option for those suffering from interstitial fibrosis. While not technically a disease, a ...

A study on donor lungs preserved outside the body before transplantation demonstrated that the hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) technique is a safe and effective lung preservation ...

When receiving a lung transplant, one of the most important complications to look out for is chronic lung allograft dysfunction, known as CLAD. Preventing this complication for those who receive a ...

The use of twice-daily immediate-release tacrolimus in lung transplant recipients is associated with lower rates of chronic lung allograft dysfunction and improved overall survival compared to ...

Ann Sidesinger could barely walk 10 feet. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis had made her lungs thick and stiff. Even with an ...

Satish N. Nadig, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Abdominal Organ Transplant and Director of the Northwestern Medicine ...

After living with cystic fibrosis for over 20 years, Nicole Heller, of Norwalk, received a second chance at life through a ...

Have you ever heard of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)? Better yet, can you pronounce idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?

UCSF Health’s Lung Transplant program has been awarded INTERLINK’s 2025 Chairman’s Award for Transplant Excellence as the top-performing lung transplant program in the nation. The UCSF program, which ...

Heller said she received a double lung transplant on Aug. 12, 2015, about a month before her 21st birthday. Her donor was a 17-year-old boy named Jordan, who had died in a car accident.

A Nova Scotia woman recovering from a lung transplant says she had to take tens of thousands of dollars from her retirement fund in order to undergo the life-saving procedure because ...