Nov 11, 2019 SOURCE: PR NewsWire
First Double Lung Transplant for Vaping-related Illness Takes Place at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit
DETROIT, Nov. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: Henry Ford Health System medical team discusses the recent double lung transplant for a patient suffering from vaping-related lung injury. WHEN: 3 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 WHERE: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI DETAILS: A team of Henry Ford Health System medical experts performed what we believe is the first double lung transplant in the United States for a patient whose lungs were irreparably damaged from vaping. They will discuss the patient's treatment and provide an update on his condition. The patient will not be participating or identified and has asked for privacy at this time. But he and his family would like his medical team to share photographs and an update to warn others. No additional information will be released/discussed until 3 p.m. Tuesday. RSVP Tammy Battaglia Required: 248-881-0809 cell/text Tammy.Battaglia@hfhs.org Due to ongoing construction, media parking will be at Byron and Bethune roads. This is behind the hospital, off Pallister, near the Emergency entrance. Additional arrival details provided upon RSVP.
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SOURCE Henry Ford Health System