A New York woman has become the recipient of the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant, thanks to the NYU Langone Health Center. On October 22, 57-year-old Cheryl Mehrkar, who suffered ...

A 57-year-old woman with COPD has received the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant.The breakthrough sur ...

A surgical team at NYU Langone Health has performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant in the world.

Lack of treatment rates were highest in Nevada at 36.7% and lowest in Massachusetts at 13.2%. Nationally, 20.7% of diagnosed lung cancer cases were treated with surgery. Massachusetts had the highest ...

She had also achieved a fourth-degree karate black belt and dabbled in skydiving and bungee jumping. Now, Mehrkar has a new ...

The American Lung Association's new 2024 “State of Lung Cancer” report ranks New York in the top 5 states for early diagnosis ...

NYU Langone’s Dr. Stephanie Chang opens up to PEOPLE about performing the breakthrough procedure on 57-year-old Cheryl ...

Barbara Rodriguez, 53, later discovered her cancer wasn’t even caused by her smoking, but rather a gene mutation.

This year’s “State of Lung Cancer” report reveals mixed news for North Dakota, which ranks 27th nationally for new lung cancer cases, according to the American Lung Association. The report examines ...

A surgical team at NYU Langone Health has performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant in the world. The procedure marks a breakthrough in the potential of robotic surgery and minimally ...

Smokers are the most at risk of getting lung cancer. Other factors such as family history have a small chance. Vaping is a ...

When Ed O. went to the ER for shortness of breath and trembling, he never imagined he’d receive a diagnosis of unresectable ...