lung transplant

February 13, 2019February 18, 2019

‘Gonna Live My Life’: A New PF News Column That Tells My Story

Columns, Gonna Live My Life by Mark Koziol

At 12:06 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2015, the much-anticipated phone call came. I knew what the call pertained to as soon as I saw the first digits on the ... Read more

January 28, 2019February 1, 2019

My Many Concerns When Considering Lung Transplantation

Columns, Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

Talking about lung transplantation is frightening. It was scary when it was initially introduced following my diagnosis nearly three years ago, and it continues to be difficult to talk ... Read more

September 11, 2018September 14, 2018

Complications with Lung Transplant Evaluations Suck!

Columns, Just Breathe...Compassionate Help for the PF Journey

Two weeks ago, I went to the University of California, San Francisco for my last test for lung transplant evaluation. I had a left heart and right heart catheterization to test ... Read more

July 11, 2018July 16, 2018

Blood-Oxygen Levels of IPF Patient Sustained for Over 1 Year Using ECMO, Doctors in Japan Report

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A man with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) was kept alive and his blood oxygenated for more than a year while waiting for a lung transplant using a type of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ... Read more

June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

Double Lung Transplant Better for Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients Younger than 70, Study Shows

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Double lung transplants are linked to significantly higher survival rates than single lung transplants among pulmonary fibrosis patients younger than 70, a retrospective study shows. The study, “Single versus ... Read more

May 22, 2018May 18, 2018

What I’ve Learned from Lung Transplant Tests

Columns, Just Breathe...Compassionate Help for the PF Journey

I shared in a recent column that I’m going through testing for lung transplant consideration. It has been challenging, but I am grateful because I know many pulmonary fibrosis ... Read more

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018

Digital Health Company patientMpower Launches New Lung Transplant App

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The digital healthcare company patientMpower recently released a new platform called patientMpower for Lung Transplant for patients with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and other conditions who have received a lung transplant. In January, patientMpower was ... Read more

April 10, 2018April 9, 2018

Be Kind to Yourself Throughout Hardships

Columns, Just Breathe...Compassionate Help for the PF Journey

All pulmonary fibrosis (PF) patients go through hardships. We watch our lungs and health decline and we suffer emotional pain as we process our foreshortened lives. Grief becomes a ... Read more

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018

NYU Langone’s First Lung Transplant, Performed on PF Patient, a Success

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NYU Langone’s Transplant Institute successfully performed its first double lung transplant on a woman with a complicated form of pulmonary fibrosis. The procedure is part of the organization’s new lung ... Read more

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018

Ofev Preserves Pulmonary Function of IPF Patients Awaiting a Lung Transplant, Study Finds

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Boehringer Ingelheim‘s Ofev (nintedanib) preserved the lung function of nine idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients waiting for a lung transplant, a study reported. The research, “Safety of nintedanib before lung ... Read more

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