"My breathing has improved 100%,” Cheryl Mehrkar tells PEOPLE following the groundbreaking procedure Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in 2021.

"... When you see how things are in that world of sick kids, we know how lucky we are to have him alive,” said Oksana ...

Kylie Overfield, the 2-year-old who underwent a successful rare double-lung transplant at Texas Children’s in 2024, has died. Her family says her legacy lives on in two babies.

Former UFC fighter, MMA champ and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren is back in the hospital, weeks after he underwent a double lung transplant surgery in June. Askren, 41, shared an update on his health on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York University (NYU) Langone Health achieved a medical milestone by performing the world’s first fully robotic double lung ...

MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- A medical breakthrough took place in New York City, after a patient received the first robotic double lung transplant in the world. As a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The medical world is celebrating two innovative technologies Northwestern Medicine is using to help give patients a new chance at life, called "lungs in the fridge" and "lungs in a ...

Ben Askren, a former UFC fighter and wrestling champ, got a life-changing double lung transplant in June 2025. After weeks battling severe pneumonia in a Wisconsin hospital, his wife Amy shared the ...

Former UFC fighter and NCAA national champion wrestler Ben Askren revealed that he is back in the hospital due to concerns of a potential infection following his recent double lung transplant surgery.

A team at Houston-based Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center coordinated and performed a double lung transplant during a rare winter storm. The procedure, which occurred Jan. 20, was made possible when a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "My breathing has improved 100%,” Cheryl Mehrkar tells PEOPLE following the groundbreaking procedure Photo by NYU Langone Health ...