His diseased lungs were completely removed from his body, an "artificial lung" did their work and two breast implants – size DD – served as placeholders in his chest cavity, supporting his heart.

A 3-D visualization of Mr. Kennedy’s lungs. The lungs are riddled with large swaths of dense tissue and fluid. Mr. Kennedy, who lives in Houston, was hospitalized for about 80 days.

And when lungs disappeared from her kosher butcher shop after the 1971 federal rule came into effect, she could no longer make traditional lungen stew, a dish her children loved. The American ...

How can we prevent aspiration from happening? Dr. Steihm said the first step has to do with how much food we put in our mouths. "You don't want massive amounts of steak that you haven't chewed ...