Data: How does the U.S. womenâs soccer team pay compare to the men? U.S. Midfielder Megan Rapinoe is fouled by Colombia defender Angela Clavijo during the round of 16 in the FIFA 2015 womenâs World Cup. The U.S. went on to win the competition, their third World Cup championship.
Colleen Kohse is believed to be the longest living cystic fibrosis patient/survivor of a double heart/lung transplant. She went to England in 1989 for that and is celebrating two decades of good health. She is here with her Louisiana Catahoula Leopard dog named Bandit. Photograph by: Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun.
About 1,800 lung transplants were done in the United States in 2010. More donor lungs would mean a larger number of suitable lungs available for transplant. Most people who have lung transplants are between the ages of 18 and 65. The surgery sometimes is used for children and older adults. This article focuses on lung transplants in adults. Each patient must go through a careful screening process to make sure he or she is a good candidate for a lung transplant.