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Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago were able to keep a critically ill patient alive for 48 hours after removing both of his lungs, the hospital reported last week. The patient, a 33-year-old ...

Iron Lung is in theaters now. The mere existence of Iron Lung is impressive. The highly successful, highly viewed YouTuber Mark Fischbach, better known as Markiplier, was so taken with the 2022 game ...

A patient with double lung failure survived for two days without both organs after surgeons used an artificial system to replace their function until a transplant became possible. In a report ...

Humans can’t live without lungs. And yet for 48 hours, in a surgical suite at Northwestern University, a 33-year-old man lived with an empty cavity in his chest where his lungs used to be. He was kept ...

In 2023 thoracic surgeon Ankit Bharat was working at Northwestern Memorial Hospital when he was drafted to help a 33-year-old influenza patient who was on the verge of death. Bharat recalls that the ...

Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours. Reporting in the journal Med, surgeons describe how they removed a patient's infected lungs and built "artificial lungs" ...

WASHINGTON — A new study examining the lasting effects of exposure to military burn pits found soot and dust embedded in the lungs of post-9/11 veterans with restricted breathing and inflamed airways.

Mascha Schilinski’s movie “Sound of Falling,” which takes place over a century in a rural farmhouse, shows how trauma is transmitted through generations. By Thomas Rogers Reporting from Berlin While ...

It's that time of year, when the fictionalized retelling of the von Trapp family and in particular, Maria von Trapp, escape from Austria as it is annexed by Nazis Germany, comes to prime time. This ...

You and your family are our top priority. At Fred Hutch Cancer Center, we offer comprehensive and compassionate care — personalized to you. You'll have access to the latest treatment options, clinical ...

The Broadway National Tour of the beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, The Sound of Music has arrived in Toronto this holiday season and it is the perfect excursion for the entire family. For anyone ...