Now, when donor lungs arrive in Streeterville, they can be placed in a refrigerator set at 50 degrees Fahrenheit and be kept “alive” in the fridge for up to 18 hours. The fridge is a game ...

The innovative technology, a lung refrigerator, was used in a dozen of the 148 lung transplants the Chicago health system performed in 2024. These days, it’s being used in “pretty much every ...