NEW DEVICE COULD DRAMATICALLY INCREASE USABILITY OF DONATED LUNGS: With about only one in five donated lungs actually getting transplanted and the shortage of donor lungs exacerbated by COVID-19, ...
A groundbreaking procedure is giving new hope to lung transplant patients. There is a shortage of lung donations because of the pandemic. A new device is helping doctors fix that. Nicknamed "Lungs in ...
Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine have confirmed that the use of the portable Organ Care System (OCS), or “breathing lung” technology, boosts long-term survival for transplant patients. This ...
From new imaging and targeted therapies to patient journeys, 2025 highlighted key advances and personal stories in lung ...
Adopting a lung nodule program (LNP) may increase the detection of early lung cancer for patients who are not eligible for lung cancer screening under existing age eligibility criteria, according to a ...
or on the link below. Low-dose computer tomographic (LDCT) lung cancer screening reduces lung cancer–specific and all-cause mortality among high-risk individuals, but implementation has been ...