The lungs that Dr. Ankit Bharat took out of Tadd Crosslin, a 49-year-old father of twins, were marred with billions of cancer cells. They were “perhaps the most diseased that we’ve ever seen,” said ...

Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients—not from other organ sites, as previously ...

Last year, surgeons performed 148 lung transplants, the most in a single year since Northwestern's lung transplant program ...

Rising air pollution, changes in hormone levels, immune system imbalances and longer life expectancy are increasing the risk ...

"We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Kokoszynska to our team," said Patrick A. Taylor, York Hospital president and CEO. "Her ...

Northwestern Medicine is celebrating a milestone after performing a record number of lung transplants using new technology ...

A new technique in lung transplantation could save many more lives. Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute says it has adopted practices known as "lungs in a box" and "lungs in a fridge" ...

The medical world is celebrating two innovative technologies Northwestern Medicine is using to help give patients a new ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life ...

Pulmonary medicine continuously evolves with new diagnostic and treatment modalities, yet certain patient cases still ...

CHICAGO — Doctors at Northwestern Medicine say medical innovations helped them achieve two medical milestones last year: the largest number of lung transplants in a single year and the shortest ...