The future Queen of Norway was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a disease where a build-up of scar tissue makes it challenging for the lungs to carry oxygen into the bloodstream. Read more
Mail Online - Dec 21
Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit's lung condition has worsened, and her doctors are considering a lung transplant, the royal palace announced Friday. Read more
Upi - Dec 19
Rune Hellestad - Corbis / Getty ImagesNorway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit is facing a serious decline in her health that could eventually require a lung transplant, the BBC reports. The 52-year-old royal has been battling pulmonary fibrosis since 2018, a progressive lung disease that causes scarr... Read more
The Daily Beast - Dec 19
Lisa Cushman has seen her long term conditions deteriorate significantly in the past 18 months - and now relies on oxygen full time Read more
Birmingham Live - Dec 10
Katie Mitchell had procedure at 15 after being diagnosed with Eisenmenger syndrome, a rare congenital diseaseAt the age of 15, medics feared Katie Mitchell was coming to the end of her life after suffering irreversible lung damage and heart failure from a rare congenital disease.But she defied th... Read more
Theguardiantheguardian - Oct 12
Lung transplantation has transformed care for patients with end-stage respiratory failure, particularly among adults, where the number of procedures has grown dramatically over recent decades. Read more
Medical News - Sep 26
In a first, scientists in China transplanted a lung from a pig into a human so they could see how the host immune system handled the procedure. Read more
Livescience - Aug 25
Catherine Makin received her new lungs in 2020 after suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension. Read more
The Bbc - Aug 22
