How an unsolved medical mystery became a life-saving breakthrough

Inside the deadly disease confounding medicine, researchers piecing together clues and the breakthrough that meant survival ...

How USC-bound Christian Collins uplifts: ‘I want to inspire others’

The text messages motivate Christian Collins to keep inspiring others. One told the USC-bound forward about three family ...

Nanobody repairs misfolded CFTR inside cells, boosting function in cystic fibrosis

A tiny antibody component could fundamentally transform the treatment of cystic fibrosis: For the first time, researchers ...

Skin patch from organ donor helped patient spot his new lung was being rejected

Darren White, 53, was given steroids when tests showed his body was rejecting his new lung three months after his transplant.

'Skin patch turning purple' helped Stockton dad spot lung rejection

Darren White, a former bus driver from Stockton, was one of the first lung transplant patients to have a skin patch from their donor grafted ...

Organ donor's skin patch helped patient discover new lung was being rejected

Darren White was one of the first lung transplant patients to have a skin patch from a donor grafted on to their skin.
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Mom Gives Kidney to Son After Watching Him Suffer Lifelong Illness: 'I Could Never Do Anything to Help You. Now I Can'

Born with cystic fibrosis, Joseph McCanne underwent two double lung transplants — and the medication damaged his kidneys 11Alive/YouTube Sherry Petty donated her kidney to her son Joseph McCanne, who ...
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Nerandomilast Shows Promise in Slowing Lung Function Decline in Pulmonary Fibrosis

Nerandomilast may represent a meaningful addition to the treatment arsenal, offering patients and clinicians a new option for pulmonary fibrosis. A new systematic review and meta-analysis suggests ...