Alexandra Briskey, an Arizona woman whose voice was affected by scleroderma, received a life-changing double lung transplant ...

Come fall, Heenan's lungs were giving in. Her doctors said time was running out. Barb only had a month or so left. Waiting, praying and hoping, Heenan was placed at the top of the transplant list.

Arizona woman's life is transformed after a double lung transplant allows her to breathe easier and sing again.

RAGBRAI rider who pedaled to raise awareness for scleroderma receives lung transplant F. Amanda Tugade Des Moines Register 0:00 ...

Cyclophosphamide Versus Placebo in Scleroderma Lung Disease Tashkin DP, Elashoff R, Clements PJ, et al. Chest. 2006:354;2655-2666 ...

Barb Heenan rode in RAGBRAI in 2024 while on oxygen. Now, following a double-lung transplant in December 2024, she is a support driver this year, but plans to ride again in 2026. (Sclero-WHAT ...

DESTIN, Fla. — Detection and treatment of interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis calls for early and aggressive action, according to data presented at the Congress of Clinical ...

The two pivotal studies of cyclophosphamide in scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease have rejuvenated interest in this chemotherapeutic agent in this disease.

“Some scleroderma patients we have strong connections with end up getting stem cell transplants. Some get lung transplants,” Garlick says.

To understand Barb Heenan's story, you first have to understand her disease. At 22 years old, Heenan was diagnosed with Scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease where the body overproduces collagen ...