US EditionBen Askren Shares Powerful Message Amid Recovery Following Double Lung Transplant: "I Will Not Feel Sorry for Myself"
BALTIMORE, JUL 12 – Bartley Griffith highlights the urgent need for donor organs and the promise of genetically modified pig hearts to address shortages, with half of heart failure patients in the U.S. dying annually.
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After a life-threatening lung operation, Ben Askren refuses to feel sorry for himself. The former UFC fighter is currently recovering from a double lung transplant and has no plans to let weakness or bitterness take over. MMA star Ben Askren has gone from a life-threatening condition to a new chance at life, but there is no question of self-pity. The former UFC fighter and Olympic wrestler remains hospitalized after an emergency double lung tran…
Former UFC star Ben Askren has opened up in a new video about the horrific time he has been through after undergoing a double lung transplant due to severe pneumonia.
Ben Askren refuses to pity himself after double lung transplant: ‘I will not feel sorry for myself’
Ben Askren reflects back on the medical journey he’s undergone over the past couple of months where a severe case of pneumonia eventually led to him needing a double lung transplant to survive.
Griffith to give CIF talk on heart, lung transplant innovations
Bartley Griffith Deborah TreftsStaff writer Everyone growing up in the United States — no matter their ethnicity or gender — has at least a 50/50 chance of suffering from a cardiovascular disease. CVDs include (in order of prevalence) coronary heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure and diseases of the arteries. For non-Hispanic […] The post Griffith to give CIF talk on heart, lung transplant innovations appeared fir…
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