The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped lifesaving transplants from occurring at UPMC-managed ISMETT in Palermo, Italy. The hospital, which has provided the region with world-class… Read more
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Wisconsin Native with CF Finds Silver Lining Through Lung Transplant at UPMC
Bobby Perron, of New Berlin, Wisconsin, spent many years of his life sick from cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes thick mucus to form… Read more
Lifesaving First in Medicine Boosted by Student Research in Hatfull Lab
Last summer, undergraduate research assistant Gabrielle Gentile watched her colleagues in the University of Pittsburgh Hatfull Lab work diligently to identify viruses that could infect and kill… Read more
After double lung transplant, Pittsburgh woman ready to live again
Given her family’s health history, Sarah Mercer knew she might be at risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). That’s why when she was hospitalized for… Read more
Woman with CF Receives Lung Transplant, Despite Challenges
“We are very excited to see Jill doing so well and going back to a life that now is not limited by the length of an oxygen line. She’s ready to take on the world, one breath at a time.”