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‘I blew out my birthday candles’: New lung transplant program helps patient celebrate another year of life

August 26, 2025 VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center’s new lung transplant program launched in October 2024 to address a growing need across Virginia. View Story

‘I blew out my birthday candles’: New lung transplant program helps patient celebrate another year of life

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AI cell-mapping tool provides multi-layered view of cancer behavior, VCU researchers say

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‘I blew out my birthday candles’: New lung transplant program helps patient celebrate another year of life

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‘Knowledge is power’: Community blood pressure screenings make an impact in Tappahannock

Virginia's National Breastfeeding Month event at CHoR highlights the life-saving impact of providing human milk for pre-term babies

VCU innovators look to streamline pacemaker procedures and safety

Richmond’s youth violence risk overlaps with historic redlining, new VCU research finds

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Inspiring Stories

‘I blew out my birthday candles’: New lung transplant program helps patient celebrate another year of life

Uncommon heroes: A leader in the fight against liver disease

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Brothers undergo same chest wall surgery with outstanding results

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News Releases

VCU Health Pauley Heart Center expands to the West End of Richmond

VCU Health's cancer center is the only one in Virginia to provide TIL therapy for advanced melanoma

VCU School of Dentistry opens Dr. Roger Wood Special Care Clinic

VCU-led global research team uses AI to improve prediction of death risk for hospitalized cirrhosis patients

VCU Medical Center designated as a Magnet® hospital for fifth consecutive time

VCU Health’s chief information officer recognized as a national and global leader in information technology

VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital unveils Southern Virginia’s only radiation therapy machine

VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center celebrates its first successful lung transplant of its new lung transplantation program

Matthew Jenkins recognized as a “chief pharmacy officer to know” by Becker’s Hospital Review

Historical highway marker commemorating Bruce Oliver Tucker unveiled in his hometown

Health and Wellness

Heart failure drug ivabradine shows promise for treating POTS symptoms, new study finds

What is phototherapy? VCU Health dermatologist explains skin benefits

‘If you don’t have food, your body can’t heal’

Empowered choices: Expert insights on fertility options

Nicotine pouches pose poisoning danger for young kids

Debunking 5 common myths about ALS – What you need to know

How to check yourself for sun damage and signs of skin cancer

Why there’s a national surge in ED visits because of tick bites

What the mouth reveals about COVID-19

A new Virginia law requires hospitals to have maternal safety bundles – but what are they?

Community Impact

VCU liver institute brings world-class research directly to patients with advanced care

‘Knowledge is power’: Community blood pressure screenings make an impact in Tappahannock

Virginia's National Breastfeeding Month event at CHoR highlights the life-saving impact of providing human milk for pre-term babies

VCU innovators look to streamline pacemaker procedures and safety

Richmond’s youth violence risk overlaps with historic redlining, new VCU research finds

VCU School of Dentistry opens Dr. Roger Wood Special Care Clinic

A portable water tank from a VCU public-private partnership is designed to transform cancer radiation therapy

How one Virginia community center is connecting residents with the health care resources they need

New study identifies where there are primary care shortages in Virginia

Summer of science: Georgia teen joins her former hepatologist to learn about research at VCU liver institute