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Joyous Celebrations After a Double-Lung Transplant

After a double-lung transplant, Dan Spees plays his trumpet again with help from a Northwestern Medicine occupational therapist.

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ACL injuries are more common in women and the factors behind this gender-based difference.

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Younger Onset Cancer: What You Should Know

There is no one way to prevent cancer. But there are lifestyle choices to help reduce your risk.

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Saving 34 year-old Davey Bauer with innovation.

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Northwestern Medicine Thoracic Team Gives Future Paleontologist a Third Chance at Life

A young patient gets second double-lung transplant at Northwestern Medicine and goes behind the scenes at the Field Museum.

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