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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 Bharat, a thoracic surgeon and director of Northwestern Medicine's Canning Thoracic Institute.
A technology the institute adopted just months ago was a game changer for Crosslin, whose lungs were fused so tightly to his chest cavity that doctors needed extra time to delicately remove them.
The innovative technology, a lung refrigerator, was used in a dozen of the 148 lung transplants the Chicago health system performed in 2024. These days, it's being used in 'pretty much every' transplant.
'It's going to become the new norm,' Bharat said.
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'Patti, honey,' Blagojevich said with a smile to his wife Monday night. 'They're back.'
The comment reflected one of Blagojevich's most prominent and defining traits — witnessed at campaign rallies, during his time in office and later in countless TV appearances in which he declared his innocence — that of a cockalorum, a boastful and self-important person in need of public attention and adoration.
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As egg prices continue to soar, grocers limit how many cartons customers can buy
Trader Joe's and other grocers are limiting the number of eggs customers can buy across the U.S., citing limited supply caused by the ongoing bird flu outbreak.
Trader Joe's is capping purchases to one carton per customer each day, the Monrovia, California-based chain confirmed. That limit applies to all of Trader Joe's locations across the country.
Canned tuna sold at Trader Joe's, Costco, H-E-B recalled for botulism risk
Crete hardware store workers rescue man who drove onto iced-over pond
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'He wants to be that guy': Alex Bregman remains unsigned. The Chicago Cubs remain an intriguing destination.
Third baseman Alex Bregman lingers on the free-agent market as major-league pitchers and catchers report to spring training this week. Two of his former Houston Astros teammates have new homes with the Chicago Cubs, making them a naturally intriguing destination given the lack of an established player at Bregman's position and how he could boost the organization's quest to win the division and return to the postseason.
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Google Calendar users no longer see default entries for events like Pride, Black History Month
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Transparent, $60,000 TV on display in Glenview
Technology continually pushes boundaries, but LG Electronics has produced something clearly different, and there's only one in the country on display, according to an electronics and lifestyle store in Glenview.
Abt Electronics is the first, said Marketing Manager Lyndsey Ager, to display the 77-inch see-through device from LG, which they're billing as the 'world's first transparent 4K TV with true wireless video and audio transfer.'
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