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Petite Plymouth woman in pioneering operation

A petite Plymouth woman with cystic fibrosis has received a life-saving double lung transplant after highly-skilled surgeons used a pioneering technique to safely ‘downsize’ a pair of donor lungs.

Hayley Wall, 27, desperately needed a transplant after her health deteriorated due to the illness.

The inherited condition, which damages the lungs and digestive system, can also lead...