A total artificial lung system developed at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine kept a patient alive for 48 hours after lung removal and prior to lung transplant, according to a study publishing Jan.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image: PickPik Living without lungs for two full days sounds like science fiction, but Northwestern Medicine surgeons pulled off ...

The "Copacabana" singer was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer in December and called the situation "a nightmare." ...

A groundbreaking case published this week in the journal Med reported the successful use of an external, artificial lung system to sustain a critically ill patient for 48 hours after the complete ...

Barry Manilow revealed his lung cancer diagnosis and lobectomy, calling the experience a “nightmare” despite being ...