Then doctors could spend more time finding a perfect match for the lung or heart. And the organs could be transported farther distances. "On an annual basis, more than 30 or 40 hearts in Hawaii go ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Northwestern Medicine is celebrating a milestone after performing a record number of lung transplants using new technology known as "lungs in a box." The procedure allows surgeons ...

Mucus-based bio-ink could be used to print and grow lung tissue. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 07 / 240730140535.htm. American Chemical Society.

The first patient in the UK has successfully received a double-lung transplant using a machine that is being nicknamed “lungs in a box”. The XPSsystem from XVIVO could improve the number of ...

When doctors rush a lung to a hospital for a transplant, the precious cargo arrives in the operating room in a container that seems more appropriate for Bud Light — a cooler filled with ice. That's ...

For decades, doctors have transported donor organs chilled on ice in a plain old cooler. But a company is trying to come up with a better way to carry the lifesaving organs. The experimental ...

When doctors rush a lung to a hospital for a transplant, the precious cargo arrives in the operating room in a container that seems more appropriate for Bud Light — a cooler filled with ice ...