The doctors faced a dilemma: The patient’s lungs were fueling the infection, but he was too sick to undergo a transplant ...

A 33-year-old patient at Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital was kept alive for 48 hours using artificial lungs after ...

LONDON, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- 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 ...

The patient was able to stay alive without the presence of any lungs for 48 hours before receiving a double transplant.

Sgt. Chris Johnson was told that his heart condition had nearly been "instantly fatal." Rapid medical care and rigorous ...

Novel artificial lungs could help keep people whose lungs no longer function alive long enough to get an organ transplant ...

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the ...

Four people, including three firefighters, were taken to the hospital following an apartment fire in West Town on Monday ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 37-year-old man was stabbed Monday morning in the South Loop, Chicago police said. The man was in a physical altercation with someone just after 6 a.m. near the Homewood Suites at ...

Union employees pushed for changes at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, saying emergency room wait times are too long and more staff is needed. The SEIU claimed the hospital's wait ...