A 9/11 first responder is getting a second chance at life after receiving a double-lung transplant. Nearly 24 years after the terrorist attacks, advanced lung disease is not unusual for those who ...

PHOENIX — A man who literally struggled for every breath became the first patient to receive a lung transplant through a new initiative at the Phoenix Mayo Clinic. Craig Scherer celebrated his ...

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has built one of the country’s most ambitious transplant programs. Whether performing the first double lung-liver transplant in the U.S., eliminating all traces of ...

A woman from Germany is grateful for a life-saving operation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago this Mother's Day. Cornelia Tischmacher's lungs were failing because of advanced cancer. The ...

Oct. 9, 2025, marks the first-ever Lung Transplant Awareness Day. This initiative is dedicated to uniting the lung disease patient community, raising awareness of this lifesaving medical procedure and ...