A woman in her 20s is currently recovering from a double lung transplant, needed after COVID-19 severely damaged her lungs. The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was treated by surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, and received the transplant on June 5. This is thought to be the first case of a patient receiving a double lung transplant due to the effects of COVID-19. To read the full story.
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