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A 28-year-old coronavirus survivor said she woke up from a double lung transplant and didn't recognize her own body
COVID-19 damaged Mayra Ramirez's lungs so badly that they were riddled with holes and scars. When s…
Michelle Mark
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Surgeons led by Indian-origin doctor perform double lung transplant on second COVID-19 patient
"This procedure capped an extremely busy holiday weekend for our transplant team. We worked around…
PTI
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Alarming rise in lung cancer amongst non-smokers, women and youngsters - Study
The study conducted by a team led by Dr Arvind Kumar from Medanta hospital observed that an increas…
ANI
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A new mom sick with COVID-19 was denied a lung transplant because her insurance wouldn't cover it
A Las Vegas mother contracted COVID-19 while pregnant. Her family is now pleading for help with rai…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Mom of Georgia man, 24, who refused vaccine then needed a lung transplant because of COVID-19 begs people to get their shots
Blake Bargatze, 24, needed a double lung transplant, his mom said as she urged people to get vaccin…
Sinéad Baker
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A transplant patient died after she received lungs that were infected with COVID-19
The lungs tested negative for COVID-19 before the transplant, but three days after the procedure th…
Canela López
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Vietnam plans lung transplant for British COVID-19 patient
Vietnamese doctors assisted by colleagues from Japan performed their first successful lung transpla…
PTI
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Three out of four harvested organs in the southern Indian city of Chennai went to foreigners
It is no secret that India’s healthcare sector is desperately shoddy, at least for those who lack…
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A 25-year-old who had to get a double lung transplant due to COVID-19 said his lungs look like 'chewed up pieces of bubblegum'
Blake Bargatze, 25, from Georgia, needed a double lung transplant after refusing a coronavirus vacc…
Sophia Ankel
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Doctors changed the blood type of human lungs in the lab, opening the door to life-saving universal organs
Many patients die waiting for transplants because there are no compatible organs. Converting organs…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A 24-year-old man who had a double lung transplant after getting COVID-19 said he regretted not getting the vaccine
"He wanted to wait until it was out like 10 years or so, kind of like a lot of the population wants…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A man who spent 4 months in hospital with COVID-19 and ended up with a double-lung transplant said he regrets not getting the vaccine
Josh Garza spent four months in a Texas hospital with coronavirus and needed a double lung transpla…
Sinéad Baker
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This entrepreneur wants to fix the transplant shortage by recycling human organs
Rothblatt wasn't starting entirely from scratch, of course. In fact, she's had a history of creatin…
Tanya Lewis
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Indian heart beats inside Pakistani woman, 19-year-old from Karachi undergoes heart transplant in Chennai
A 19-year-old patient from Karachi in Pakistan, Ayesha Rashid, underwent a successful heart transpl…
ANI
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Why organ transplants are so expensive in the US
Narrator: According to a report published by the consulting firm Milliman, the average billed cost …
Jack Houston
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Hearts from Covid-positive donors appear safe for transplantation: Study
Donor hearts from people who were Covid-positive appeared to be as safe for transplantation as thos…
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A 46-year-old doctor in perfect health made a dramatic recovery from a severe case of COVID-19 after being put on a special ventilator for lung transplant patients
Dr. Karl Viddal recovered from COVID-19 after spending 16 days on an ECMO machine, which acts as an…
Ashley Collman
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As a mom with cystic fibrosis, I couldn't make it up the stairs without a break. A double lung transplant changed my life — and helped me run a marathon.
After several false alarms, the author, a single mom of two, found a match and got a double lung tr…
Alex Lloyd
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How the founder of SiriusXM wants to tackle an organ shortage with 3D-printed hearts and lungs
After founding SiriusXM in the 1990s, Martine Rothblatt is now running a biotech pushing the bounda…
Andrew Dunn
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About 17 Americans die waiting for transplants each day. Scientists are trying to make more organs in 5 creative ways.
Organ shortages are causing preventable deaths and risky transplants. New experimental methods of g…