Editor’s note: This story includes graphic video of the artificial lung system at the end. Hit play to uncensor the video. Surgeons removed a man’s irreparably damaged lungs and kept him alive for 48 ...

In 2023 thoracic surgeon Ankit Bharat was working at Northwestern Memorial Hospital when he was drafted to help a 33-year-old influenza patient who was on the verge of death. Bharat recalls that the ...

Barrier organs that form boundaries between the body and the outside environment, such as the lungs, skin, and intestines, ...

National and EPA-supported programs are encouraging middle and high school students to explore radon through science fair projects, from modeling lung damage to building mitigation systems. Advanced ...