California doctor with cancer gets rare lung-liver transplant at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Dr. Gary Gibbon is now cancer-free, six months after the first-ever lung-liver transplant on a cancer patient.
Dr. Gary Gibbon is now cancer-free, six months after the first-ever lung-liver transplant on a cancer patient.
A California doctor who was battling advanced-stage lung cancer is now cancer-free, after surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital completed the first-ever lung and liver transplant on a cancer patient.
In her statement Friday, the Princess of Wales asked for privacy but revealed she is undergoing chemotherapy. CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon Lapook discussed the disclosure on CBS Mornings.
Kate said that the cancer was discovered during tests conducted after her surgery, which had gone well.
The video announcement from Kate, Princess of Wales, comes after months of widespread speculation about her health and controversy over doctored images released by Kensington Palace.
Catherine, the Princess of Wales, announced in a video message released Friday that cancer was discovered following her January abdominal surgery and she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy on the advice of her medical team. The announcement came after months of widespread speculation about the 42-year-old princess' health and controversy over doctored images released by Kensington Palace.
Actor Olivia Munn said on social media she's had four surgeries in the last 10 months, including a double mastectomy, since being diagnosed with breast cancer.
A widespread coral bleaching event is happening across the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, and scientists warn similar events could be happening all over the world. Bleaching means the coral is under stress from things like warming ocean temperatures and pollution. These ecosystems not only provide food and economic security to millions of people, but saving these habitats could also save lives.
Since 1990, Washington has compensated some families of those who have suffered from cancer from nuclear fallout – through a program called the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. But mired in budget standoffs, Congress has come perilously close to an upcoming deadline to keep the program running. CBS 2's Chris Tye reports.
The organization started in 1978 with the goals of fostering joy, belonging, confidence, and making lifelong friendships. Recently, three families from the Chicago area traveled to Washington D.C. to advocate for research and funding.
There are many – perhaps hundreds – who believe their illnesses are connected to their time at Tonopah Test Range, near which the federal government conducted nuclear bomb tests. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports.
Decades ago, bombs were also tested near the site in the Nevada desert known as Area 52.
The veterans are fighting the government to acknowledge the men and women who got sick, but were denied medical benefits because the mission was secret and off the books. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports.
Abigail Ayala was honored with the Award of Valor.
Controversial singer-songwriter Toby Keith announced in June 2022 that he'd been undergoing treatment for stomach cancer.
Doctors have detected cancer in Britain's King Charles III, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Monday. The unspecified cancer was discovered as doctors treated the monarch for an enlarged prostate just over a week ago.
Buckingham Palace says doctors who treated King Charles for an enlarged prostate discovered an unspecified form of cancer, for which he's now undergoing treatment.
For months, Michael Dilillo, 69, noticed a slight tightness in his chest. Several doctors told the St. Charles man it was all a part of aging, but he wasn't convinced.
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine removed a football-sized cancerous tumor from a patient's heart.
Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50. It's second for women in the same age group. doctors don't know what's behind the rise.
Last year, the American Cancer Society estimated nearly 2 million Americans would diagnosed with cancer, and 609,000 would die from it. CBS 2's Marie Saavedra reports.
CBS 2 is examining the disparities in cancer patients and death on the city's South and West Sides and how a local hospital aims to tackle the problem.
CBS 2 is examining the disparities in cancer patients and death on the city's South and West Sides and how a local hospital aims to tackle the problem. CBS 2's Audrina Sinclair reports.
CBS 2 is examining the disparities in cancer patients and deaths on the city's South and West Sides and how one nonprofit is trying to improve access to care.
CBS 2 is examining the disparities in cancer patients and deaths on the city's South and West Sides and how one nonprofit is trying to improve access to care. CBS 2's Audrina Sinclair reports.
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Police determined a man, identified as Raymond Link, 47, attacked and battered a 59-year-old woman along with his unleashed dog.
Columbia University said Monday it is canceling its main commencement ceremony after weeks of protests and turmoil on campus.
Security cameras captured the moment 35-year-old Mary Larson pulled brochure holders and even a billboard off the wall.
Monday's highs reach 70 degrees with mostly sunny skies.
"Going forward, this court will have to consider a jail sanction if it is recommended," Judge Juan Merchan said from the bench.
"My vision for the DNC, ultimately, is to have a safe, energetic, vibrant convention, and I'm confident we will be able to deliver that," Johnson said.
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients.
The CBS 2 Investigators analyzed more than 1 million rows of city budget office data. The data showed the five key city departments that relied on overtime the most.
Joshua Dean was a quality inspector at Spirit AeroSystems, which builds the bulk of the 737 Max for Boeing, and recently died from a fast-spreading infection.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
Dozens of typewriters clutter the shelves of the 24-year-old business owner's workshop inside his parents' home in Downers Grove.
Bernard Hill died Sunday at 79. The actor was known for his roles in "Lord of the Rings" and "Titanic."
"Sunday Morning" has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the country singer's first post-stroke song, "Where That Came From," which blends art with artificial intelligence in a recording that captures Travis' country heart.
"Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte!" the Prince and Princess of Wales said in a social media post with a new photo of their daughter taken by Kate.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
CBS 2 meteorologist Ed Curran has Monday's cicada countdown.
Chicago Police are searching for the person driving a luxury car who hit and left a pedestrian critically hurt in Bucktown Saturday night.
Kelley Szany, senior vice president of education and exhibitions at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, explains the importance of this day of honoring survivors.
The bodies of three missing surfers were found with gunshot wounds.
Police responded to the scene and found the 40-year-old woman in the crosswalk. She was struck by a dark-colored sedan that left the scene.
The university issued an alert urging students to avoid the area and to remain inside their buildings.
Police responded to the scene and found a woman, 40, in the crosswalk. She was struck by a dark-colored sedan that left the scene.
Monday's highs reach 70 degrees with mostly sunny skies.
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Police determined a man, identified as Raymond Link, 47, attacked and battered a 59-year-old woman along with his unleashed dog.
Expert panel discussion centers the focus on the disparity that 1 in 3 victims of crime in Chicago is a Black woman
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
Chicago had lost 14 of its first 16 road games this season.
Chicago posted two straight wins against Milwaukee after losing 3-1 on Friday.
The Bears said Avellini died after a battle with cancer.
Tanner Banks came on after a three-hour rain delay to strike out pinch-hitter Iván Herrera in the bottom of the 10th inning.
hicago tied its first divisional series of the year at one apiece in manager Craig Counsell's first series against his former team.
Officials confirmed the bodies found in a well last week in Mexico belonged to three missing surfers and that they each had bullet wounds.
Police in Wisconsin fatally shot a student who had pointed a pellet rifle in their direction outside a middle school, according to the state's Department of Justice.
During the burglary, surveillance video caught a man taking a swig from a bottle of 19 Crimes Snoop Dogg Cali Red blend wine, which he then put back in the garage refrigerator.
There were four different robberies of this variety with five victims within a period of less than half an hour in Bucktown Thursday morning. One of them was caught on video.
Larry Perry, 34, was killed on Feb.21 after officers with the Hammond Police Dept. chased him into Chicago and ran his vehicle into the Little Calumet River, family members said.