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April 15, 2015November 5, 2015

Pulmonary Hypertension Association Joins Donate Life Month this April

April is Donate Life Month, which celebrates the importance of donating organs. The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is joining the cause and advocating for increased organ donation in order to benefit ... Read more

April 8, 2015November 5, 2015

New Combined Pancreatic Islet and Lung Transplantation Procedure for Cystic Fibrosis Could Improve CF-related Diabetes

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A new clinical trial for Cystic Fibrosis is now recruiting participants aged between 18 to 60 years old with end-stage cystic fibrosis (CF) and severe CF-related diabetes (CFRD). The study is entitled “Metabolic Efficiency ... Read more

April 2, 2015November 5, 2015

Lung Transplant in an Older Pulmonary Fibrosis Patient Shown To Be a Success in UT Southwestern Case Study

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

UT Southwestern Medical Center recently reported the case of Mr. John Bunton, a man living in Georgetown, Texas, who was diagnosed with early pulmonary fibrosis at age 67 in a routine ... Read more

March 27, 2015November 5, 2015

Publicly Insured American CF Patients Receiving Lung Transplant Fare Worse than Patients in UK

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Although the United States is generally regarded as the leader in healthcare and clinical advances, cystic fibrosis patients who are publicly insured in America may have worse outcomes than their ... Read more

January 21, 2015November 10, 2015

Lung Transplant Recipients from Donors Who Drink Heavily are at Higher Risk of Lung Complications

COPD, News

According to new research from the Loyola University Medical Center, recipients of lung donors with a heavy alcohol use history are at higher risk of developing severe primary graft dysfunction ... Read more

January 5, 2015November 5, 2015

Interstitial Lung Disease Patient Benefits from Stem Cell Therapy

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

The Lung Institute, a regenerative medicine center that treats patients with lung disease through stem cell therapy (SCT), recently shared the developments of one of their case studies on how SCT can ... Read more

December 22, 2014November 5, 2015

Cystic Fibrosis Patients Found to Be Resistant To Popular Anti-Viral Drug After Lung Transplantation

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A new study entitled “Subtherapeutic ganciclovir (GCV) levels and GCV-resistant cytomegalovirus in lung transplant recipients” suggests lung transplant patients, particularly those with cystic fibrosis, should be closely monitored for lung ... Read more

November 20, 2014November 6, 2015

Systemic Sclerosis Patients Also Benefit from Lung Transplantation, Study Reveals

News, Scleroderma

End-stage lung disease patients suffering from systemic sclerosis should not be denied access to lung transplants based on limited survival rate concerns. Those are the conclusions of a new study ... Read more

October 15, 2014November 5, 2015

New Method Increases Availability of Lungs for Transplant

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A new method developed at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital enables the use of lungs which were previously discarded for transplant. Twenty-two patients have already received transplants with ... Read more

October 2, 2014October 2, 2014

Transplanting Non-Traditional Donor Lungs Can Save Patients With End-Stage Lung Disease

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According to a recent study published yesterday in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, non-traditional donor lungs can save more lives. For patients with end-stage lung disease, lung transplantation can improve their ... Read more