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How slugs breathe without lungs (and why there’s a hole in their side)

The process of oxygenating a body differs among many animal species. Mammals have lungs that expand and contract for proper ...
CNN

Normal lungs successfully transplanted into bodies with reversed organs

Fifty-year-old psychologist Dennis Deer’s lungs were failing, scarred by a rare inflammatory condition called polymyositis. Despite carrying supplemental oxygen, the Cook County Commissioner for the ...
WLWT

Lung transplant successful in two people with organs on wrong side of their bodies

Fifty-year-old psychologist Dennis Deer's lungs were failing, scarred by a rare inflammatory condition called polymyositis. Despite carrying supplemental oxygen, the Cook County Commissioner for the ...
Healthline

How Does Cystic Fibrosis Affect the Lungs?

Cystic fibrosis affects many parts of the body, but its effects on the lungs can be especially harmful. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic and progressive condition that causes the mucus in your lungs to be ...
WGAL

Lung transplant successful in two people with organs on wrong side of their bodies

FIRST BROUGHT YOU IN OCTOBER. AT THE TIME, 14 YEAR OLD KATIE HOSKINS WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A VERY RARE DISEASE AND SHE NEEDED A LUNG TRANSPLANT. YEAH, THE NEXT WEEK, THE TEAM FROM SOLDIER IOWA FOUND A ...