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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One more dry day on Thursday until a storm complex heads our way for the weekend.
The lawsuit claims workers were not given the 60 days' notice of mass layoffs required by state and federal law.
The civil rights lawsuit filed by Reed's mother accuses police of using "brutally violent, militarized policing tactics" during a traffic stop on March 21.
Clark Devon Hardware was owned by one family for 99 years. When they decided to sell, it wasn't to a new investor but to their staff. Now, a year later, the shop is proudly owned by their team of 65 employees.
The Bears will finally shed light on what they are calling a "state-of-the-art, publicly owned enclosed stadium" along the lakefront.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.
Regulators prohibit new noncompetes, which impede millions of U.S. workers from getting a better job.
The Senate passed the foreign aid package, which includes a provision that could lead to a ban on TikTok, after months of disagreement in Congress.
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
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.
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.
Health department officials said the case does not appear to be linked to new migrant arrival shelters in Chicago, and the source of infection is unknown.
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.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Café Selmarie, 4721 N. Lincoln Ave., first announced its plans to close in September. Owner Birgit Kobayashi is set to retire.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.
Colbert lived in Chicago for 11 years, performing and "cutting his comedy teeth" at the legendary Second City and attending Northwestern University. His show will broadcast from Chicago's storied Auditorium Theater Aug. 19-22 on CBS.
The mural was unveiled on the side of the building at the southeast corner the Chicago Medical Society building at Grand Avenue Dearborn Street.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist looks at the wet extended forecast.
The school announced the hybrid model for classes will extend to final exams. A pro-Palestinian encampment has disrupted campus life, and students have requested a remote learning option.
The bill also includes a provision forcing TikTok’s Chinese owner Byte Dance to sell the social media site or be banned in the U.S.
The family of Dexter Reed on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago and five police officers involved in the shootout that killed him last month in Humboldt Park.
Holland recalls his time as a contestant on the hit show and reveals who he thinks will win this season.
The Bears will finally shed light on what they are calling a "state-of-the-art, publicly owned enclosed stadium" along the lakefront.
Huesca would have turned 31 on Tuesday, but instead, his fellow officers held a ceremonial goodbye as his body was taken to a local funeral home.
The lawsuit claims workers were not given the 60 days' notice of mass layoffs required by state and federal law.
Crime stats of those who were carjacked, robbed, shot, or killed give an overwhelming sense of a society unmoored. But the spectacle of crime can evoke fear, often overshadowing those who are truly affected: the victims.
One more dry day on Thursday until a storm complex heads our way for the weekend.
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.
CBS 2 discovered the woman, Whitley Temple, was hired by the City of Chicago while awaiting trial.
The Bears will finally shed light on what they are calling a "state-of-the-art, publicly owned enclosed stadium" along the lakefront.
The Sox joined Cincinnati in 2022, Detroit in 2003, the St. Louis Browns in 1936 and the Cleveland Spiders in 1899 as teams to start 3-20.
Cody Bellinger also hit a two-run homer in the first off J.P. France.
Right-hander Kyle Hendricks and left-hander Drew Smyly were placed on the 15-day injured list by the Chicago Cubs before a series opener against the Houston Astros.
It'll be a quick three-week turnaround for Carodoso from winning the national title game at South Carolina to her first WNBA training camp.
Police said the thieves used different types of force to make off with large quantities of cigarettes and bottles of alcohol in each incident.
School officials said police arrested the gunman and recovered a gun.
One of the men sprayed him in the face with pepper spray, while the other had a knife in his hand, police said. Both men beat until he fell to the ground, police said.
The task force isn't only responding to thefts on retail strips such as the Magnificent Mile or making arrests. They are working directly with businesses.
Two boys were shot as a large group of teens flooded the streets in the South Loop near Roosevelt and Canal on March 2.