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 ...

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.

Inside a mobile lab, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is showcasing the robotic technology its surgeons and doctors are using to detect and treat lung cancer.