Health & Fitness
As Pope Leo XIV Prepares To Have Lung Nodule Removed, Lung Health And Screening Get The Spotlight
The Pope, a South Side native, will be admitted into the hospital Tuesday for surgery to remove the nodule found during a routine check.
October 13, 2026
Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have surgery to have a nodule in his lung removed, which Northwestern Medicine experts say has put lung health into a needed spotlight.
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The pope – who is the first American pope and a native of Chicago's South Side – will be admitted into the hospital Tuesday for surgery to remove the nodule found during a routine check.
Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital is home to the Lung Health Center, which sees nodules like this regularly.
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