More articles about: Lung Transplant
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COVID Infection Via Transplant
A conversation with Dr. Daniel Kaul, Director of the Transplant Infectious Disease Service at University of Michigan Health
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His shortness of breath signaled a deeper, underlying issue
A rare autoimmune disease, myositis, caused one man to need a double lung transplant. Now that he’s recovered, he’s back to his favorite activities once again.
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Stem cells and their role in lung transplant rejection
New study reveals the location and behavior of specific cells behind lung fibrosis.
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Getting a shot at life
Although Karey Mushenski was reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine, she did so before her lung transplant. That decision may have saved her life.
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One Year Later: Michigan Medicine’s First COVID-19 Patient
Livonia resident Paul DeWyse reflects on being the hospital’s first patient, feeling like a social pariah and how precious life is.
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Finding a Personalized Approach To Treating Chronic Rejection After Lung Transplantation
By studying the roles of an inflammatory protein and antibodies in chronic rejection after lung transplantation, researchers discover possibilities for new treatments.
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Double Lung Transplant Comes with Bittersweet Memories
A double lung transplant rids one patient of emphysema and gives him a lifetime to breathe.
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Rare Diagnosis Leads Dad of 3 to Lung Transplant
Lung transplant patient and father of three, Paul DeWyse, went from 15% lung capacity to thriving after transplant surgery.
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For 20 Years, Lung Transplant Recipient Said Thanks With Roses
From establishing a transplant support group to planting rose bushes, Bev Cherwinski has embraced her second chance at life.
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Deeply Breathing in Life After Double Lung Transplant
After a lifetime with cystic fibrosis, rare transplant operation lets hockey coach, new dad breathe freely
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Four-Time Organ Transplant Recipient Pays (and Pedals) It Forward
The gifts of life that healed a severely sick man inspired him to set a big goal to benefit others: Get 500,000 people to register as organ donors.   
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Exploring the Cause of Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection, in a Quest to Stop It
Exploring the Cause of Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection, in a Quest to Stop It