CHICAGO (CBS) -- For the first time, surgeons at Northwestern Medicine have completed a kidney transplant during which the patient was awake the whole time. The surgery took place back on May 24. The ...

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Chad Teven, Plastic Surgeon, Microsurgeon & Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Northwestern Medicine; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Harry Stackhouse was diagnosed with COVID-19 in December 2019, which is when doctors noticed one of his kidneys was failing, and the other was only working at 2%, according to Northwestern. The father ...

A 28-year-old patient undergoing a kidney transplant was kept awake during the procedure – and even caught a glimpse of the new organ he was about to receive, a Chicago hospital revealed Monday. John ...

A Chicago man was wide awake as he witnessed Northwestern Medicine surgeons place his childhood best friend's kidney inside of him during a cutting-edge kidney transplant procedure. John Nicholas, 28, ...

The surgery also brings new hope for patients with stage 4 colorectal cancer who have seen it spread to their liver. Kelli Podrez was higher on the transplant list but agreed to share the liver with ...

The treatment involved a patient with uveal melanoma — a rare cancer of the eye — that had spread to the patient's liver.

A man filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital for more than $50,000, claiming a surgical sponge was left inside his neck for four months, court records show.

Patients weighing 450 pounds or more face barriers and discrimination when scheduling or attending doctor visits at ...