Tag: lung transplant

All

Researchers Use Virus to Fight Bacterial Infection Clearing Way for Lung Transplant

Researchers have successfully used bacteriophages – viruses that kill bacteria – to treat an antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection, clearing the way for a young patient with cystic fibrosis to receive a life-saving lung transplant.

The Impact of BMI on Post-Lung Transplant Recovery in CF Patients
CF Foundation Awards $1.6 Million to Improve Detection of Lung Transplant Complication
7% of US Lung Transplants Went to Severe COVID Patients
Closer to Universal Type-O Organs for Transplant
Organ Recipients May Benefit from Three Doses of mRNA Vaccine
Poverty Tied to Worse Survival, Fewer Lung Transplants in Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis
A Case of COVID-19 Transmission Via Organ Transplant Documented In Michigan

All

NYU Langone Transplant Institute Celebrates Milestone Lung Transplant Procedure

Last month the NYU Langone Transplant Institute achieved a milestone lung transplant procedure: its first for a patient whose lungs were irretrievably damaged by the coronavirus.