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Surgery

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Doctor faces manslaughter charge for allegedly removing wrong organ

  • Apr 15

Rare surgery gives boy chance to run again after lawnmower accident

  • Feb 9

Chicago-area musician prepares for rare heart surgery overseas

  • Nov 13, 2025
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Prominent surgeon indicted for alleged gunpoint sexual assault: DA

  • Oct 17, 2025

SCOTUS hears challenge to 'conversion therapy' ban

  • Oct 6, 2025

Baby with heart condition gets surgery thanks to volunteer pilots

  • Oct 5, 2025

Tire rim flies through windshield, severely injuring teen

  • Jul 30, 2025

Former Chicago Bear making recovery after near-death health scare

  • Jul 21, 2025

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San Francisco doctor's steady hand masters the art of surgery

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  • Nov 7, 2024
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Battery powered brain drill used in first surgery at Northwestern Medicine

  • Mar 11, 2024
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Endangered monkey at Lincoln Park Zoo declared cancer-free

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Northwestern completes rare double lung transplant on 2 patients

  • Aug 7, 2023
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Patient sings 'Moana' soundtrack during brain surgery

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Latest Stories

A look at groundbreaking remote robotic surgery: Patient was in Africa; doctor was in Florida

A patient in Angola was the first in a groundbreaking human clinical trial approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to test transcontinental robotic telesurgery.

  • Jun 20, 2025

Surgery overcharge: Chicago-area cancer patient charged $47K more than expected

A south suburban man said he had his surgery pre-approved with the hospital and insurance. He called the ABC7 I-Team for help after he received a bill for eight times more than he thought.

  • Mar 28, 2025

Chicago surgeons split liver to save 2 lives at Northwestern Medicine

Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine split a liver to save two lives.

  • Mar 19, 2025

Cancer patient receives innovative 'lungs in the fridge' double transplant at Northwestern Medicine

The medical world is celebrating two innovative technologies Northwestern Medicine is using to help give patients a new chance at life, called "lungs in the fridge" and "lungs in a box."

  • Feb 5, 2025

Chicago native Dwyane Wade says part of kidney removed due to cancerous tumor

Hall of Famer and former Chicago Bulls player Dwyane Wade said he had surgery on his kidney in 2023, with doctors removing a tumor that was later deemed to be cancerous.

  • Jan 30, 2025