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Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Tuesday, January 23 reaffirmed the Senate’s commitment to fund the country’s first lung transplant program.  Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. graces the 42 nd founding anniversary of the...

With respiratory problems still among the top causes of illnesses in the country, President Marcos on Tuesday, Jan. 23, launched the Philippines first lung transplant at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office)   The official,...

The Lung Transplant Program—a partnership between the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) and National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)—can be a model for other hospitals in the country to pool their resources to improve the country's healthcare system. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...

WASHINGTON, United States -- US doctors announced Thursday they had successfully performed a double lung transplant on a patient with terminal lung cancer, giving new hope to others who also are in advanced stages of the deadly disease. Albert Khoury, a 54-year-old non-smoker, underwent a...

“I’m not done living yet and have a lot of good to share with the world." This was what a 65-year-old Filipino-American said after becoming the first known successful "COVID-to-COVID" double lung transplant recipient in the United States. He is now on his way to recovery. PHOTO FROM...