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Ben Askren Opens Up From Hospital Bed After Double Lung Transplant: 'I Only Died Four Times'

Former UFC star Ben Askren has offered a rare, emotional Instagram update from his hospital bed following a double lung transplant, revealing he flat‑lined four times, lost 50 lbs in 45 days and has no memory of the ordeal.

International Business Times UK · Jul 10, 2025

Former Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren recovering from double lung transplant

Olympic wrestler and former UFC fighter Ben Askren has undergone a double lung transplant after battling severe pneumonia

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Ex-MMA Star Ben Askren Says He 'Died Four Times' Before Receiving Double Lung Transplant

What a scary situation.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 10, 2025

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Former UFC fighter gives emotional update after double lung transplant

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The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Former MMA fighter Ben Askren ‘died four times’ before life-saving double lung transplant

The former Olympic wrestler and UFC fighter is recovering in hospital

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

What Happened to Ben Askren: UFC Fighter 'Died Four Times' Before Life-saving Surgery

Ben Askren reveals he 'died four times' before life-saving double lung transplant after a severe infection led to lung failure and a 45-day coma.

International Business Times UK · Jul 10, 2025

MMA champ facing lung transplant after sudden illness

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The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

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Ben Askren’s wife provides positive update after former UFC star undergoes double lung transplant

The former Bellator champion and UFC star may require a lung transplant, according to his wife Amy

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

German woman has no signs of cancer after undergoing a new double-lung transplant surgery

The surgery method could offer new hope for some late-stage cancer patients who are out of other options.

Euronews · May 11, 2025

Cigna denies life-saving operation to man battling stage 4 cancer

Deron Wells’ family has called the lung transplant operation his ‘last option’

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

California Father Battling Lung Cancer Denied Coverage for 'Last Option' Treatment, Family Says

A California man with stage 4 lung cancer was denied insurance coverage for a double lung transplant clinical trial, leaving his family scrambling.

Latin Times · May 9, 2025

‘I Couldn’t Walk For 3 Minutes, Now I Walk 18 Holes’ - From Life-Saving Double Lung Transplant To Golfing For Team GB

With only months to live, Ana Browne's transplant saved her life - but golf transformed it

Golf Monthly · Mar 11, 2025

West Virginia Beauty Queen Saved by Double Lung Transplant, Marries Donor's Brother

A former West Virginia beauty queen married her lung donor's brother five years after her life-saving operation.

Latin Times · Oct 9, 2024

27-year-old patient from Andhra Pradesh undergoes lung transplant

Chennai doctors successfully perform lung transplant on patient battling for life after herbicide consumption.

The Hindu · Feb 14, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2024

Sir Roy Calne obituary

Pioneering British surgeon who carried out the world’s first liver, heart and lung transplant

The Times of India · Jan 7, 2024

Eating these fats can slow down lung fibrosis says research

Is it possible for you to slow down the progression of pulmonary fibrosis, a serious lung condition that may require a lung transplant, by including healthy fats from sources like fish and nuts into your diet? University of Virginia (UVA) pulmonary specialists investigated the relationship between pulmonary fibrosis development and…

Dynamite News · Jan 6, 2024

Healthy omega-3 fats may slow deadly pulmonary fibrosis: Study

Could the healthy fats found in nuts and fish help to slow the progression of potentially fatal lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and hence postpone the need for lung transplants? Read further on Dynamite News:

LiveScience · Nov 8, 2023

Breast implants saved a man's life during a lung transplant. Here's how.

Doctors at Northwestern Medicine used breast implants and an artificial lung to keep a patient stabilized until his double-lung transplant.

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The Hindu · Oct 13, 2023

Rare double lung transplant saves 23-year-old patient

The Hindu · Oct 13, 2023

Veteran journalist Sachidananda Murthy no more

Veteran journalist K.S. Sachidananda Murthy, 68, who hailed from Karnataka and had a long stint with the Malayala Manorama Group, passed away in Bengaluru on Friday. He was recovering from a recent lung transplant surgery in the city. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 12, 2023

Trumpeter marvels at making music again after double lung transplant: ‘It was a pretty special moment’

Dan Spees, 64, picked up his horn for the first time in months and played “Joy to the World” in his Northwestern Memorial Hospital room days after his operation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2023

Northwestern Medicine surgeons perform rare ‘flipped organ’ double-lung transplants for 2, including county commissioner

Situs inversus is found in just one in 10,000 people, and it’s even rarer for those with it to need lung transplants. Northwestern Medicine doctors performed the surgery twice in a month.

Belfast Live · Apr 28, 2023

Tributes paid to North Belfast woman Clare Mahon who died waiting on lung transplant

Clare Mahon had been in intensive care for two months following following a deterioration in her pulmonary fibrosis

Belfast Live · Apr 19, 2023

Co Fermanagh man waiting on double lung transplant to take on 24-hour sailing challenge

Marty has suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and a number of other lung-related illnesses since 2016

Glasgow Live · Apr 16, 2023

Glasgow teenager 'not responding' to treatment and needs life-changing lung transplant

Danielle Wards has been in and out of hospital since she was three-years-old after a pulmonary hypertension diagnosis. She now needs a transplant as current treatment isn't 'making a difference'

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