6-month-old Kylie Overfield, born with lung disorder surfactant B deficiency, breathes on her own after rare double lung transplant.

6-month-old Kylie Overfield, born with life-threatening lung disorder surfactant B deficiency, now breathes on her own after a rare double lung transplant. Born on November 10, 2023, Kylie was placed on a ventilator due to the condition that affects roughly 1 in 1 million newborns globally. Doctors initially feared she wouldn't survive, but Kylie survived three months before undergoing the transplant in January.

May 17, 2024
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