Ankit Bharat
researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-1248-0457)
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When doctors decide to proceed directly to surgery rather than first obtaining a biopsy, it can suggest a higher level of concern on the lung scan,
- Bharat saidNBC Newsnbcnews.com/health/health…
Given the pope’s age, his recovery could be slower than that of a younger, otherwise healthy patient,
- Bharat saidNBC Newsnbcnews.com/health/health…
He had developed an infection of his lungs that just could not be treated with any antibiotics because it was resistant to everything,
- said Ankit Bharat, M.D., chief of thoracic surgery and executive director of the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic InstituteFox Newsfoxnews.com/health/surgeons…
These patients have a mortality rate exceeding 80% and are often turned down for transplant because they are too infected,
- Dr. Bharat saidFox Newsfoxnews.com/health/surgeons…
The patient is doing remarkably well,
- Dr. Bharat saidFox Newsfoxnews.com/health/surgeons…
Conventionally, lung transplant is reserved for patients who have chronic conditions like interstitial lung disease or cystic fibrosis,
- Dr Bharat saidThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/health…
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Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung
The Hillthehill.com/policy/internation…The 71-year-old Leo made the announcement during his Sunday noon blessing
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/international…Earlier
Surgeons keep man alive without lungs, paving new path to transplant
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/health/surgeons…The patient, who has chronic liver disease, suffered sudden, life-threatening acute liver failure that necessitated immediate treatment
XinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20260205/eadbf…Man was kept alive on artificial lung for two days while he waited for double transplant
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/health…In a report published in the journal Med, thoracic surgeon Ankit Bharat detailed how his team at Northwestern University removed a man’s lungs and replaced their functions with an artificial system
Newsweeknewsweek.com/man/survives…