lung transplant

Access to Care

‘Happy To Be Alive’ After COVID Double-Lung Transplant

Christine Herman

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayra Ramirez contracted the virus and ended up in the ICU on life support. She was 28.The virus had…
Personal Health

COVID-19 Patient Who Received Double-Lung Transplant Faces Long Road To Recovery

Christine Herman

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 28-year-old Mayra Ramirez was working as a paralegal for an immigration law firm in Chicago. She enjoyed walking her dogs…
Medical Practice

Double Lung Transplant For COVID-19 Patient Is First In U.S., Doctors Say

Christine Herman

Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago announced Thursday they’ve performed the first successful double lung transplant on a COVID-19…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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