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

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

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 ...

Discover what happens when Nipah virus infects the body, its early symptoms, effects on lungs and brain, and the latest cases ...

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 ...