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Researcher examines scarring process in hope of preventing chronic lung transplant rejection –

March 2, 2017 at 8:35 PM For patients affected by lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic...

New lung transplant technique could save lives: study – New Vision

Doctors typically rush to complete a transplant within about six hours of the lungs being taken from a donor, with time being of the...

U-M researchers successfully transplant lab-grown mini lungs into immunosuppressed mice – News

Researchers at the University of Michigan have transplanted lab-grown mini lungs into immunosuppressed mice where the structures were...

Research links transplant complication with shorter lifespan – University of Pittsburgh The Pi

Recent lung transplant recipients will spend recovery holding their breath after UPMC researchers linked a common complication with a...

Lung Transplant First to Use New ‘Ex-vivo’ Technology – Laboratory Equipment

Transplant surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center have performed the first lung transplant in Texas using donated lungs treated with...

High-volume lung transplant centers have lower costs and readmissions – Science Daily

High-volume lung transplant centers have lower transplantation costs and their patients are less likely to be readmitted within 30 days...