THE HUMAN BODY can only go without oxygen for 4 minutes before there’s irreversible brain damage. Death follows 4 to 6 ...

Missouri patient survives double-lung transplant after innovative 48-hour bridge therapy removes infected lungs, offering new ...

The procedure, led by Dr Ankit Bharat, thoracic surgeon at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, ...

Scientists kept a patient alive using artificial lung system for 48 hours to clear a deadly infection before a successful ...

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By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By replacing both breathing and circulatory buffering, a novel artificial lung bought critical time after lung removal, revealed irreversible damage, and made transplantation ...

Charlottesville, Va, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A scientific discovery aimed at stopping dangerous immune-system overreactions could soon offer hope to patients facing some of the most ...

For two days, the patient lived as a human being with no lungs, stabilized by a machine that breathed and buffered his ...

In the spring of 2023, a 33-year-old man arrived at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago with lungs that were rapidly shutting down. What started as a bout of influenza had spiraled into acute ...

Researchers suggest "total artificial lung" approach might make double-lung transplant saf ...