WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paragonix Technologies, a pioneer in organ transplant technologies and organ procurement services, today announced the launch of its OPO Expanded Lung Utilization ...

Donor lungs preserved with hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) after normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion (nEVLP) remained viable for up to 20 hours outside the body.

A first-of-its-kind clinical trial will evaluate stem cell transplants with cells from deceased donors ... Cancer Society) Following disappointing results from a study in non-small cell lung ...

However, the donor was later discovered to have had undetected lung cancer. The deadly condition was passed on from the donor to the recipient. Despite doctors performing a desperate second ...

Today, the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative celebrates Lung Cancer Action Week in California, proclaimed the second week of May, uniting America to stand against lung cancer, the ...

Heller said she received a double lung transplant on Aug. 12, 2015, about a month before her 21st birthday. Her donor was a 17-year-old boy named Jordan, who had died in a car accident.

Indiana Donor Network, the first Organ Procurement Organization to join the OPO Expanded Lung Utilization Initiative, enables life-saving transplantation of potentially discarded donation after ...